Regimental number | 4976 |
Place of birth | Footscray, Victoria |
School | Hoddle, South Gippsland, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Fish Creek, Gippsland, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, W Hammond, Fish Creek, Gippsland, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 39 |
Place of burial | Serre Road Cemetery No. 2. (Plot XXVIII, row E, Grave No. 4), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 145 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Eliza HAMMOND, Waratah, North Fish Creek, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousin; Captain Hammond who was killed after loosing one arm leading a Western Australian Ballation in action. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |