Eric Hamilton (1893-1967) was born in Clapham, and attended Clapham High School. He gained his BSc at University College at the age of 19, and went on to gain his MA at Trinity College Cambridge.
During World War I, he was an Instructor Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, serving four years at sea and at naval college. In 1920 he became Senior Maths Master at Silcoates School, Yorkshire and was then appointed Assistant Lecturer in Education at the University of North Wales in Bangor in 1922.
He was Principal of Borough Road College from 1932 until his retirement in 1961. During World War II, he was asked by the Air Ministry to accept the rank of Squadron Leader and set up the training of instructors in the RAF. After the War, he went to Germany to assist in the rehabilitation of training colleges and later went to Nigeria to advise on teacher training in that country.
He was awarded the CBE in 1954 for his work in education.
