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HAMMOND, William Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4328 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 August 1915, Claremont, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers College, Hobart,asmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Post office clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 6 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Vaulx Australian Field Ambulance Cemetery Row C, Grave 20 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Postmaster General's Department Glorious Dead Honour Roll, Hobart Postmaster-General's Department WW1 Honour Roll, Hobart Roll of Honour, Tasmanian Football League Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4328, 12th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas. | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4328, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4328, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4328, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 19 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4328, 12th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm | |
| 6 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4328, 12th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), SW to neck at Bullecourt. Evacuated to 6th Aust Field Ambulance at Vaulx, where he died of his wounds later the same day. |
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