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HAMMOND, William Hugh
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 2688, V379189 |
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Enlisted: | 16 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 6th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
Born: | Modewarre, Victoria, Australia, 6 March 1893 |
Home Town: | Bellarine, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | 1 March 1970, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Drysdale Bellarine Methodist Church Honor Roll |
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World War 1 Service
16 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2688, 21st Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2688, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Moldavia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2688, 21st Infantry Battalion, RMS Moldavia, Melbourne | |
9 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 6th Field Company Engineers, Egypt | |
28 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 2688, 6th Field Company Engineers, Battle for Pozières | |
22 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 2688, 6th Field Company Engineers, Mouquet Farm | |
3 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 2688, 6th Field Company Engineers, Bullecourt (Second) | |
20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 2688, 6th Field Company Engineers, Menin Road | |
4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 2688, 6th Field Company Engineers, Broodseinde Ridge | |
19 May 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 2688, 6th Field Company Engineers, German Spring Offensive 1918, Ville sur Ancre | |
4 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 2688, 6th Field Company Engineers, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory | |
8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 2688, 6th Field Company Engineers, The Battle of Amiens | |
5 Oct 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 2688, 6th Field Company Engineers, Montbrehain | |
15 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 2688, 6th Field Company Engineers, RTA 8 April 1919 for discharge. |
World War 2 Service
15 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), V379189, 6th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Private. Enlisted at Lonsdale, Vic. | |
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15 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, V379189 | |
18 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), V379189, 6th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Lance Corporal |
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