HAMMOND, Arthur
(Service number 60935)
| First Rank | Corporal | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 11/02/1887 | Place of Birth | Woodbury |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Fairlie | ||
| Occupation | Accountant | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs A. L. HAMMOND (wife), "Highlands", Geraldine | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 39th Reinforcements, C Company | ||
| Date | 13 June 1918 | ||
| Transport | Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Regiment | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 23 October 1960 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Christchurch | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Arthur Hammond was the son of George and Evangeline Ellen (Eva, née Dean) Hammond. He married Athole Louisa McColl on 23 April 1916 at Geraldine. All five sons saw war service. His eldest brother, George Richard Hammond, served in the South African War. Another brother, Leonard James Bathurst Hammond, served in both the South African War and World War One; and brothers Francis (Frank) Hammond and Harold Hammond also served in World War One.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Mueum Cenotaph Database [07 November 2016]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [07 November 2016]
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