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HAMMOND, George James

Service Number:	6809A
Enlisted:	9 August 1917
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Violet Town, Victoria, Australia , 4 June 1896
Home Town:	Broadford, Mitchell, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , 27 November 1960, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Broadford Cemetery, Victoria Presbyterian & other, Section W, Plot 7
Memorials:	Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Euroa Telegraph Park

World War 1 Service

9 Aug 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6809A, 24th Infantry Battalion
21 Nov 1917:	Involvement Private, 6809A, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
21 Nov 1917:	Embarked Private, 6809A, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
10 Jun 1918:	Imprisoned Originally reported missing in action, later confirmed as Prisoner of War, "in German hands". Repatriated to England on 6 December 1918.
28 Feb 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6809A, 24th Infantry Battalion, Embarked aboard HMAT Anchises in England, for return home to Australia
22 Jan 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6809A, 24th Infantry Battalion, Discharged in 3rd Military District (Victoria)

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Biography contributed by Karan CAMPBELL-DAVIS

Son of William HAMMOND and Sarah Jane (née JOHNSON).