Ross Hamilton, entertainer (1889 - 1965)
The Dumbells' female impersonator, Ross Hamilton, was born in Pugwash, Nova Scotia. He enlisted as a private with the Canadian Army during the First World War. He served as an ambulance driver, with the rank of private, in France, before being selected by Captain Mert Plunkett to join the Dumbells concert party as a soldier-entertainer.
ReferencesBraithwaite, Max. -- "The rise and fall of the Dumbells". -- Maclean's. -- (January 1, 1952). -- P. 20-21. -- AMICUS No. 88134 "The Dumbells". -- Encyclopedia of music in Canada. -- Edited by Helmut Kallmann et al. -- 2nd ed. -- Toronto : University of Toronto Press, c1992. -- xxxii, 1524 p. -- AMICUS No. 12048560 Return to the First World War Era |