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Text of speech by Hamilton at the unveiling of the Lanark Memorial Hall, Scotland, paying tribute to the service of Scottish troops in World War One, particularly 9 (Scottish) Div and 15 (Scottish) Div at the Battle of Loos, Sept 1915, and 156 Bde of 52 (Lowland) Div at the Battle of Gully Ravine, Gallipoli, 28 Jun 1915. 8pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the opening of the Millwall and Cubitts Town British Legion Club, London, on charitable work undertaken by the Legion there (incomplete). 4pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the opening of the Oxted and Limpsfield War Memorial Hospital, Surrey, on the need for a 'clean fight' in the forthcoming general election, to honour the war dead. 3pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the opening of Paddington British Legion, London, on the difficulties of unifying ex-servicemen's associations since the end of World War One. 5pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the opening of the British Legion Club, Penge, London, recommending Canada and New Zealand as the optimum locations for potential emigrants. 6pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the opening of the British Legion Club, Pinner, London, on the gulf between generations brought about by World War One. 6pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the opening of the South West Ham British Legion Club, on the differences between the Legion and other clubs. 6pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the opening of the British Legion club, Solihull, Warwickshire, on the extent of disabled ex-servicemen maintained by the Legion; urging reconciliation with Germany and reporting his dinner for German Gen Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck. 4pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the opening of the British Legion Club, Bacon Lane, Edgware, London, on their future responsibilities. 3pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the opening of the concert hall, Ivy Leaf Club, British Legion, Brixton Road, London, on his impressions of Rt Hon James Ramsay MacDonald, the new Prime Minister, and joint proposals of the British Legion and the new Labour British Government to counter unemployment of ex-servicemen. 5pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the opening of the Gordon Highlanders Memorial Club, Aberdeen, Scotland. 5pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the opening of the Memorial Hall, Birkenhead, Cheshire, on the unemployment of ex-servicemen and the role of the British Legion in its amelioration. 5pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the opening of the British Legion Club, Nelson, Lancashire, recommending the economic benefits of constructing a Forth-Clyde canal. 6pp

Text of speech by Hamilton on opening the Plaza Super Cinema Romford, Essex, for a British Legion performance, referring to the recent imprisonment of the Legion Organising Secretary for embezzlement. 3pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the opening of the War Memorial Pavilion, Glasgow High School, Lanarkshire, on the sacrifice of former pupils and Hamilton's desire for peace. 5pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the opening of the Warwickshire Headquarters of the British Legion, Royal Leamington Spa, advocating the Ministry of Pensions to extend the limit of eligibility for award of a disability pension. 6pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the opening of the British Legion Club, Wembley, London, on the failure of the recent general election to address the unemployment of ex-servicemen; the need for public work schemes rather than unemployment benefits. 4pp

Text of speech by Hamilton on opening the Westminster British Legion Club, London, praising the Legion's spirit of democracy. 6pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the opening of the Woolwich British Legion Club, London, on the merits of the British Legion, and the defects of the League of Nations in excluding Germany. 4pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the Royal Naval Division Officers' Association dinner, in tribute to the difficulties of creating of the Division, and its service at Antwerp, Belgium, in Oct 1914, and on 25 Apr 1915 at Gallipoli. 6pp