LAMOND, Hilton George
| Service Number: | 4226 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 August 1915, Holsworthy, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Company Sergeant Major |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Balmain, New South Wales Australia, 7 January 1894 |
| Home Town: | Rozelle, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bedstead Maker |
| Died: | Died of wounds (head wound received in action), Randwick Military Hospital, New South Wales, Australia, 28 November 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Waverley Cemetery, Bronte, New South Wales Section 15, Row 21 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4226, Holsworthy, New South Wales | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4226, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4226, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
| 29 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 4226, 13th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Shell wound (fractured skull) | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 4226, 13th Infantry Battalion |
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Headstone reads: Hilton George Lamond, Late Warrant Officer 13th Battalion AIF who died at Military Hospital, Randwick. Result of wounds received in France. In his 24th year. 'The Final Call'
"LAMOND.- In loving memory of our dear son and our brother, Warrant-officer Hilton George Lamond, who died at Randwick Military Hospital of wounds received in France, November 28, 1917, aged 24, 13th Batt., A.I.F. Inserted by his loving parents, brothers Charles and Alick, sister Lily, and brother-in-law Alfred James.
LAMOND.- In loving memory of our dear brother, Warrant-officer Hilton G. Lamond, died at Randwick Hospital, November 28, 1917. Inserted by Lily and Alf. James.
LAMOND.- In sad but loving memory of our dear nephew and cousin, Hilton, who departed this life November 28, 1917. Inserted by his loving aunt, Amy and cousins.
LAMOND.- In loving memory of Warrant Officer Hilton Lamond, 13th Battalion, died at Randwick Hospital, November 28, 1917, from wounds received in France. Inserted by his comrades, C. H. Harrison and J. G. Macdonald." - from the Sydney Morning Herald 28 Nov 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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