HAMMOND, John Charles
(Service number 4/113)
| First Rank | Lance Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 01/11/1891 | Place of Birth | Geraldine |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 15 Aug 1914-31 Dec 1915 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | New Zealand Railways, Huntly | ||
| Occupation | Clerk (NZ Railways) | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | C.W. Hammond (father), Kimbell, via Fairlie | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Samoan Advance Party | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Railway Engineers | ||
| Date | 15 August 1914 | ||
| Transport | Moeraki or Monowai | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Apia, Samoa |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Samoa, Western Europe | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | Age | ||
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Biographical Notes
Sources
Auckland War memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (January 2015)
External Links
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Researched and Written by
David Batchelor, South Canterbury Museum
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