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Text of speech by Hamilton at the annual dinner of the 42 (East Lancashire) Div, Manchester, recalling the potatoes and tobacco he supplied to men of 1 Bn The Manchester Regt, during the siege of Ladysmith, 1899-1900, Second Boer War. 3pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the annual dinner of 42 (East Lancashire) Division Old Comrades Association, Manchester, Lancashire, on concerts given by Ignacy (Jan) Paderewski for the benefit of the British Legion. 4pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the annual conference of the Metropolitan Area British Legion, London, on the difficulties and responsibilites of the Metropolitan Area. 6pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the annual conference of the East Anglian area of the British Legion, held in London, on the dissolution of the Legion's Metropolitan Area Council; against pledging the lives of future British soldiers to uphold pacts with other nations. 6pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the annual conference of the British Legion Scotland, Aberdeen, Scotland, proposing the construction of the Forth Clyde canal, and the importance of enlarging Legion membership. 9pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at Swansea British Legion, Glamorgan, Wales, recalling his previous military campaigns; the danger to peace caused by the failure of the Three Power Naval Conference in Geneva to limit cruiser construction in Great Britain, Japan and the USA; the success of the visit of the American Legion to London. 6pp

Text of speech by Hamilton to British Legion benefit concert, Stratford Town Hall, London, on the current state of the Legion. 4pp

Text of speech by Hamilton to the Stoke Newington British Legion, London, on the activities of the branch and the national Legion. 5pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the war memorial, St John-at-Hackney, London, dedicated to 10 (County of London) Bn (Hackney) The London Regt. 2pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the Spalding war memorial, Lincolnshire, calling for generosity to former enemies. 2pp

Text of speech by Hamilton to the British Legion, Southend, London, urging further recruitment to the British Legion to encourage Government policies to counter unemployment of ex-servicemen; his personal opposition to strikes and lockouts. 5pp

Text of speech by Hamilton to the British Legion, Southampton, Hampshire, urging further recruitment to the British Legion to encourage Government policies to counter unemployment of ex-servicemen; proposing unification of mechanical engineers in the British Army into a single corps. 6pp

Text of speech by Hamilton on receiving from the Lady Mayoress, Scarborough, Yorkshire, her 10,000 shilling fund on behalf of the British Legion, on the importance of women in the Legion and in securing work for disabled ex-servicemen. 8pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the Ratcliffe war memorial, London, praising the spirit of those who died in order to end war. 4pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the annual flower show, Papworth Hall Colony of Consumptives, Cambridgeshire, on comparisons between the Colony and the British Legion; his own 'frayed nerves' after the war. 4pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at Oldham British Legion, Lancashire, outlining recent Legion initiatives on emigration and charitable relief. 4pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the Oldbury war memorial, Warwickshire, on continuing the process against militarism by the removal of war trophies from British towns and cities. 5pp

Text of speech by Hamilton to the British Legion, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, including the failure of FIDAC (Fédération Interalliée des Anciens Combatants) to admit the German ex-service association 'Reichsbanner schwarz-rot-gold der republikanischen Kriegsteilnehmer'. 9pp

Text of speech by Hamilton to the Newbury British Legion, Berkshire, on the growth and vitality of the Legion in contrast to the declining population of ex-servicemen; account of his meeting an ex-servicemen wearing a Legion suit on the train to Broadstairs, Kent. 5pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at Mile End and Stepney British Legion, London, in tribute to the work of Phyllis Holman and Lt Col John Bigelow 'Johnny' Dodge for the Legion. 7pp