HAMMOND, William
| Service Number: | 1160 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Brighton, Sussex, England in 1890, May 1890 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shop assistant |
| Died: | Illness - Sarcoma left Femur Pulmonary Metastasis and Asthenia, Kitchener’s Hospital, Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, 24 December 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Brighton Borough Cemetery, East Sussex, England ZGV. 50., Brighton City Cemetery (Bear Road), Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial, Fremantle St John's Memorial Choir Vestry and Honour Roll, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1160, 3rd Pioneer Battalion | |
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| 6 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1160, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1160, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 24th December…… William Hammond was born at Brighton, Sussex, England in 1890.
William Hammond married Gertrude Devey on 10th April, 1912 at St. John’s Church, Fremantle, Western Australia. A birth had previously been registered for Wallace William Hammond in Fremantle, Western Australia. He was born 2nd November, 1910.
On 20th January, 1916 William Hammond enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) as a 25 year old, married, Shop Assistant.
Private William Hammond embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on HMAT Wandilla (A62) on 6th June, 1916 with the 3rd Pioneer Battalion “D” Company & disembarked at Plymouth, England on 26th July, 1916. Private Hammond had been reported Absent without leave for 6 hours while at Cape Town on 3rd July, 1916. This was admonished & he forfeited 1 days pay. The Conduct Sheet for William Hammond recorded that he was “A.W.L. from 9.0 am 3/7/16 to 9.0 am 4/7/16”
He was admitted to Kitchener’s Hospital, Brighton, Sussex, England on 30th November, 1916 with Sarcoma left thigh & was reported to be dangerously ill.
Private William Hammond died at 1.30 pm on 24th December, 1916 at Kitchener’s Hospital, Brighton, Sussex, England from Sarcoma left Femur Pulmonary Metastasis and Asthenia.
He was buried in Brighton City (Bear Road) Cemetery, East Sussex, England where 28 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/bear-road.html
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