Regimental number | 3333 |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
School | State School |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Groeer |
Address | 509 Havelock Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Next of kin | Father, G Hammon, 509 Havelock Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular |
'Enlisted 28th July, 1915, 4th Battalion, 11th Reinforcements, 21st January, 1916. Transferred to 56th Battalion on 16th February 1916. Wounded at Pozieres, Somme, France on 22nd July, 1916.' Details from Mother |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 35 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
Place of burial | Heath Cemetery (Plot VI, Row A, Grave nO. 15) Harbonnieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 40 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Emelie HAMMON, 509 Havelock Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 899 Corporal Harry Telford HAMMON, Australian Army Medical Corps, returned to Australia, 12 July 1919; 962 Pte Norman Coates HAMMON, 2nd Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 9 March 1919. |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |