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HAMMOND, Wilfred Jack
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX8588 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Loxton, SA, 26 March 1914 |
| Home Town: | Taplan, Loxton Waikerie, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness, Burma, 13 October 1943, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) A16 A 18, Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Thanbyuzayat, Mon State, Myanmar |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 12 Jul 1940: | Involvement Corporal, SX8588 | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
| 12 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, SX8588 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
Died of Illness
Mr. W. J. Hammond, of Taplan, has been informed that his only son, Cpl. Jack W.
Hammond died of illness on October 13, 1943 in a Malay an POW camp.
Cpl. Hammond enlisted in 1940, and sailed for Malaya in 1941.
Murray Pioneer Thursday 04 October 1945 page 6
Submitted 13 October 2015 by Faithe Jones
Biography
Son of William John HAMMOND and Mabel nee JONES
Of Taplan, SA
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