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John HAMMOND

Regimental number3678
Place of birthKilmore, Victoria
SchoolSt Patricks Jesuit College (Catholic), East Melbourne, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationPostal assistant
Addressc/o M J Mulvey, Kilmore, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, Thomas Hammond, c/o M J Mulvey, Kilmore, Victoria
Enlistment date1 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name29th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/46/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 1 August 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll3678A
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Divisional Signal Company
FateKilled in Action 13 May 1918
Place of death or woundingCorbie, 1918, France
Place of burialCorbie Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot 2, Row E, Grave No. 51), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
25
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Alice HAMMOND. Native of Kilmore, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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