Regimental number | 3713 |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Draughtsman |
Address | 46 Commercial Road, Hyde Park, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 10.75" |
Weight | 145 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Hammond, 46 Commercial Road, Hyde Park, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 18 months in the 74th Regiment, Senior Cadets (at time of AIF enlistment living in exempt area). |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT RMS Malwa on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 3713A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Joined 52nd Bn, Tel el Kebir, 3 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 5 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 12 June 1916. Attached to 13th Brigade Headquarters for duty (Intelligence staff), 6 July 1916. Transferred to 13th Brigade Headquarters, 22 October 1916; to 52nd Bn, 8 December 1916. Promoted Lance Corporal, 1 December 1916. On leave, 29 October 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 11 November 1917. Transferred to 50th Bn, 16 May 1918. Allotted letter 'A' to regimental number. On leave to United Kingdom, 7 August 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 18 August 1918. Marched out for return to Australia, 20 January 1919; marched in to Overseas Training Brigade, 29 January 1919. Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Armagh', 5 April 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 16 May 1919; discharged, Adelaide, 25 July 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name incorrectly recorded on Embarkation Roll as Leith Lincoln HAMMOND. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 67 |
Place of burial | St Jude's Church Cemetery, Brighton, South Australia |