HAMMOND, Walter George Roy
| Service Numbers: | 288, W48484 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 October 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Rockdale, New South Wales, 16 March 1894 |
| Home Town: | Claremont, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Iron Moulder |
| Died: | Natural causes, Nedlands, Western Australia, 13 August 1961, aged 67 years |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Wesleyan: Section GA; Grave 0563 |
| Memorials: | Corrigin & District Great War Roll of Honor, Corrigin War Memorial, West Leederville Town Hall HB2 |
Biography contributed by Michael Silver
One of three brothers that served in the AIF during World War 1.
Along with his oldest brother, Leslie Hammond he embarked with the 10th Light Horse Regiment at Fremantle on 8 February 1915. Both brothers were to see action at Gallipoli.
Private Walter Hammond was wounded in the right leg at Gallipoli in November 1915.
After recovering from his wounds he was assigned to the 4th Divisional Ammunition Column in April 1916 as part of the restructure of the AIF. Transferred to France, he was to serve the remainder of the war on the Western Front.
Driver Walter George Roy Hammond was granted 1915 leave and returned to Australia immediately after the Armistice.
Older brother Leslie rose to the rank of Lieutenant before suffering a severe gun shot wound to his left arm at Es Salt in 1918 and being repatriated to Australia. Tragically, younger brother Corporal Allan Portsmouth Hammond was killed in action whilst serving with the 28th Battalion at Pozieres in 1916.
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