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William HAMMOND

Regimental number3117
Place of birthBenalla,Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationSeaman
AddressSarah Hammond, 3 Charles Street, Elsternwick, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, Charles Hammond, 3 Charles Street, Elsternwick, Victoria
Enlistment date7 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll2 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on 26 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Field Artillery Brigade
FateDied of wounds 30 December 1916
Place of death or woundingSomme, France
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialGuillemont road Cemetery (Plot I, Row I, Grave No. 2), Guillemont, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
18
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Sarah HAMMOND, 3 Charles Street, Elsternwick, Victoria. Native of Benalla, Victoria

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