Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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Hammond, William Albert

Born 14^th July 1896 New Norfolk Tasmania to William Alfred and Sarah May Hammond (nee Herman) a post office assistant who embarked Melbourne 5^th January 1916 on board “HMAT Afric” with the 12^th Infantry Battalion.

He died 6^th May 1917 in France from wounds received at Bullecourt and was buried in the Vaulx Australian Field Ambulance Cemetery, France.

Mr. and Mrs. Hammond of Hobart recently received official notification that their second son (Willie) had died et wounds in France on Sunday, May 6 In the last letter they received from him, written on March 6, he said, After my nine months in the trenches 1 have had a few weeks spell at No. 1 Anzac Rest Camp, and I feel quite fit and well again. I weigh 11stone 71b and I have just received orders to rejoin my battalion so that when I finish this short letter I have to pack my kit and get back at once. I am looking forward to receiving quite a large mail as we have had no letters while here in the rest camp, I expect at least 30 letters and some parcels. The death of Private W. H. Hammond makes a total of 20 to date from St. Joseph's R C parish who have laid down their lives in the war. The late Private W. Hammond received his primary education from Rev. Mother Vincent at St. Joseph's, and he finished his school days at St. Virgil's College and in the year 1911 he tied with B. Garrett who is now on active service for junior championship gold medal. On leaving school he was employed at the G.P.O., and later was transferred to Zeehan where ho enlisted, and after about three months at Claremont left Melbourne on January 5, 1916, and arrived in France early in May. He was fortunate in getting through the Somme battle safely. All through his short life as a soldier he never made a complaint. He was a member of St. Joseph's choir in which he took a keen interest and as a mark of respect the "Dead March" was played a week ago at St. Joseph's by Miss J. Richenberg and at St. Mary's Cathedral by Mr. McCann.

The Mercury 4^th June 1917

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