John George HAMMOND

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Service Number:	1951
Enlisted:	11 January 1915, Swan Hill
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, 13 May 1880
Home Town:	Castlemaine, Mount Alexander, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917, aged 37 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Williamstown Pictorial Honour Board, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

11 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1951, 8th Infantry Battalion, Swan Hill
17 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 1951, 8th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
17 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 1951, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
22 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1951, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
26 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1951, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW right hand
20 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1951, 8th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road

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