HAMMOND, Alfred George
| Service Number: | 6358 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Waranga, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Waranga, Campaspe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Melbourne High School and Melbourne University, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Student |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 1 August 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Murchison Primary School No. 1126 Memorial Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 6358, 4th Field Artillery Brigade | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 6358, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 6358, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 1 Aug 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 6358, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6358 awm_unit: 4th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-08-01 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Edward and Jane HAMMOND, of Waranga, Vic.
Corporal A. G. Hammond killed.
The sad news has come to hand of the death, from wounds received in action, of Corp. A. G. Hammond, son of Mr and Mrs E. G. Hammond, Waranga. Corp. Hammond's death puts an end to a promising career, for when he was but 20 years of age he had taken his degree at the University. Much sympathy is expressed for tho grief stricken relatives, but they are consolded by the fact that the deceased died in the service of his country. The few particulars to hand are to the effect that he received a gun shot wound in the head, and died at the 7th General Hospital.
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