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Text of speech by Hamilton at Oxford Hall, Bethnal Green, London, on the failures of British governments to aid unemployed, homeless and disabled ex-servicemen. 4pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the Wood Green British Legion annual dinner, London, deprecating a 'clean sweep' of the Legion's National Executive Council, as illustrated by the results of'clean sweep' of the War Office undertaken by the Esher Committee in 1904. 7pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at war memorial at Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, paying tribute to local territorials and yeomanry, and calling for generosity to former enemies as displayed by FM Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and Broome, towards the Boers. 3pp

Text of speech by Hamilton to the British Legion, Westhoughton, Lancashire, on the concerts given by Ignacy (Jan) Paderewski for the benefit of the British Legion. 2pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at Wellington College Mission, Walworth, London, on the contribution of public school education to funding the mission and strengthening the British Empire. 5pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at Wellington College memorial, Berkshire, in tribute to Old Wellingtonians killed during World War One. 4pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the Young Men's Christian Association Hostel, Walthamstow, London, referring to the imminent defeat of Germany; the value of education to soldiers, and the lack of education of his men during the First Sudan expedition, 1884. 6pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the Warwickshire memorial to 29 Div. 2pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the unveiling of the Wednesbury war memorial, Warwickshire, contrasting the spirit of self-sacrifice shown during World War One, with that exhibited by workers and employers during recent industrial disputes. 4pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the unveiling of the Ross Mountain Battery war memorial, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, on their heroism during the Gallipoli Campaign. 6pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the unveiling of the Scunthorpe war memorial, Lincolnshire, warning of the dangers caused by the Washington Conference of 1922 of possible Japanese hostility and Chinese economic collapse. 4pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the unveiling of the war memorial, Paddington Town Hall, London, on the failure of successive British governments to provide for ex-servicemen. 4pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the unveiling of the Northwich war memorial, Cheshire, on the beauty of the war memorials on Gallipoli; warning of the dangers of future commitments to continental alliances. 3pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the unveiling of the North West Ham British Legion memorial, London, on members of the Legion who had died since Armistice Day 1918, and his appreciation of the film 'Ypres'. 4pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the unveiling of the Grangemouth, war memorial, Stirlingshire, Scotland, comparing the mood of imperialism after the Second Boer War with the pacifist aftermath of World War One, and the need to prevent further wars by including former enemies in the League of Nations. 7pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the unveiling of the Frome War Memorial Hall, Somerset, denouncing the continued Allied occupation of Germany, as tending to promote German desires for revenge. 5pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the unveiling of the war memorial, Dunoon, Argyll, Scotland, paying tribute to 8 (Argyllshire) Bn Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. 3pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the unveiling of the Crewe war memorial, Cheshire, on his experience of the Second Afghan War, 1878-1880; the First Boer War, 1880-1881; the First Sudan Expedition, 1884-1885. 7pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the unveiling of the Cambuslang war memorial, Lanarkshire, Scotland, calling for an end to militarism in honour of the dead, and warning of the dangers of seeking harsh reparations from defeated enemies. 2 versions. 5pp, 4pp

Text of speech by Hamilton at the unveiling of the war memorial, Batley, Yorkshire, on the relationship between the American Legion and the British Legion; the success of French anti-German propaganda, (particularly of French Gen Henri Joseph Étienne Gouraud), in the USA. 5pp