Herbert Harold HAMMOND

Regimental number7/590
AddressLeeston
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinBrother, Edward Hammond, c/o Briscoe and Co (Limited), Christchurch
Rank on embarkationCaptain
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Lyttelton on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Main Body, embarked on board two ships, HMNZT 4 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 11 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankMajor
Final unitCanterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 9 August 1916
Age at death from cemetery records40
Place of burialKantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row A, Grave No 47), Egypt
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John W. and Marian Hammond, Leeston, Ellesmere, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Wounded in action, Gallipoli.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Main Body

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