Hugh Mark HAMMOND

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Service Number:	V124262
Enlisted:	24 July 1941
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	22 Infantry Battalion AMF
Born:	Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia, 7 September 1919
Home Town:	Kyalite, Wakool, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Plumber's Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, New Guinea, 4 December 1943, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot BB. Row B. Grave 5. Personal Inscription ~ "BELOW LIES ONE DEAR FOR YOUR CAUSE. HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kyalite War Memorial

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, V124262
24 Jul 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V124262, 22 Infantry Battalion AMF

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