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HAMMOND, Harold
(Service number 38953)

Aliases
First Rank	Rifleman	Last Rank

Birth

Date	14/04/1896	Place of Birth	Woodbury

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment	Orari
Occupation	Ploughman
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin	Mrs G. HAMMOND, sen. (Mother), Woodbury, Geraldine
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Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	Reinforcements, G Company
Date	19 January 1917
Transport	Waitemata
Embarked From		Destination	Plymouth, Devon, England

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Biographical Notes

Harold Hammond was the youngest son of George and Evangeline Ellen (Eva, née Dean) Hammond. 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 Arthur Hammond and Francis (Frank) 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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