HAMMING, William Henry
Service Numbers: | 1036, 6269 |
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Enlisted: | 7 September 1914, Blackboy Hill, WA |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Talbot, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Talbot State School, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Railway guard |
Died: | Died of Wounds, France, 7 May 1917 |
Cemetery: |
Grevillers British Cemetery Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 19 |
Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
7 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1036, 11th Infantry Battalion, Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Private, 1036, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Private, 1036, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
14 Apr 1915: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1036, 11th Infantry Battalion, RTA 3 February 1915 and discharged as MU (old foot injury). | |
20 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6269, 11th Infantry Battalion, Blackboy Hill, WA (given new SN 6269). | |
18 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6269, 11th Infantry Battalion, Fremantle, WA, on board HMAT A46 Clan MacGillivray | |
6 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6269, 11th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), SW to head and arm sustained near Bullecourt. Evacuated to 3rd Aust CCS (situated at Grevillers) however died of wounds the next day, 7 May 1917. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Pte 1036 William Henry Hamming enlisted in the AIF on 7 Sep 1914 and embarked overseas, however was discharged as MU on 14 April 1915.
He re-enlisted in the AIF on 20 July 1916 (new SN 6269) and embarked overseas on 18 September 1916.
He was wounded near Bullecourt on 6 May 1917, having only joined the 11th Btn in the line on 1 May 1917.
He was evacuated to the 3rd Aust CCS (then situated at Grevillers, France), where he died of his wounds the next day 7 May 1917.