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HAMMOND, Walter Lawrence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1075 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 February 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Wing Commander |
| Last Unit: | Operational Base Units (RAAF) |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 9 September 1914 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk / Accountant |
| Died: | Flying Battle, New Guinea, 30 January 1944, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section C. Plot 8. Row B. Grave (Joint) 26-27. Inscription: "OF ST. HAUST. DEARLY BELOVED HUSBAND OF GWENDA & LOVING FATHER OF JILLIAN KAYE". |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 1 Feb 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 1075 | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Wing Commander, 1075 | |
| 30 Nov 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Wing Commander, Operational Base Units (RAAF) | |
| 30 Jan 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Wing Commander, 1075, Air War SW Pacific 1941-45, 10 Operations Group Headquarters - Killed whilst flying Port Moresby to Lae - terrain / weather in Avro Anson with GCAPT Frederick WRIGHT | |
| Date unknown: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Wing Commander, 1075 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Group Captain Frederick James Byam Wight and WGCDR Walter Lawrence Hammond from Number 10 Operational Group HQ were killed when Avro Anson LT294 crashed at Mt Kenevi, PNG
Their remains were not recovered until 1965 - GPCAPT Wight was the most senior RAAF officer to go missing during WW2
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