William Henry HAMMING

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HAMMING, William Henry

Service Numbers:	1036, 6269
Enlisted:	7 September 1914, Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	11th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Talbot, Victoria, Australia, 1 January 1888
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Talbot State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Railway guard
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 7 May 1917, aged 29 years
Cemetery:	Grevillers British Cemetery IV A 19
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Midland WW1 Clock Tower & Town Hall Memorial

World War 1 Service

7 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1036, 11th Infantry Battalion, Blackboy Hill, WA
2 Nov 1914:	Embarked Private, 1036, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle
2 Nov 1914:	Involvement Private, 1036, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
14 Apr 1915:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1036, 11th Infantry Battalion, RTA 3 February 1915 and discharged as MU (old foot injury).
20 Jul 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6269, 11th Infantry Battalion, Blackboy Hill, WA (given new SN 6269).
18 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 6269, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: ''
18 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 6269, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Fremantle
18 Sep 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6269, 11th Infantry Battalion, Fremantle, WA, on board HMAT A46 Clan MacGillivray
6 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6269, 11th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), SW to head and arm sustained near Bullecourt. Evacuated to 3rd Aust CCS (situated at Grevillers) however died of wounds the next day, 7 May 1917.

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of David and Cecilia Hamming; husband of V. A. Hamming, of Perth, Western Australia.

THY WILL BE DONE MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE

Wife resides at Bellevue.

PRIVATE W. H. HAMMING.
Mrs W. Forst, of Maryborough, has been notified of the death, in action, of her brother, Pte W. H. Hamming, on 7th May. Pte Hamming, who enlisted in West Australia, is a native of Talbot.

HAMMING.—On May 7, 1917, killed in action, somewhere in France, Private W. H. Hamming, brother of Mrs. Neil McPherson, Young-street, Albany.

HAMMING - Killed in action, somewhere in France, on May 7, Private W.H. Hamming, darly beloved youngest brother of Mrs. A.E. Heaton and Private A.E. Heaton, 219 Collins Street. His duty done.

Biography contributed by Robert Wight

Pte 1036 William Henry Hamming enlisted in the AIF on 7 Sep 1914 and embarked overseas, however was discharged as MU on 14 April 1915.

He re-enlisted in the AIF on 20 July 1916 (new SN 6269) and embarked overseas on 18 September 1916.

He was wounded near Bullecourt on 6 May 1917, having only joined the 11th Btn in the line on 1 May 1917.

He was evacuated to the 3rd Aust CCS (then situated at Grevillers, France), where he died of his wounds the next day 7 May 1917.

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