Regimental number | 6275 |
Place of birth | Royal Terrace, Weymouth, England |
School | All Saints School, Bloxham, Bunbury, Oxon, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 30 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Stewart Street, Leichhardt, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 37 |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss C Hammill, 44 Glebe Place, Chelsea, London, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/21/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Was wounded at Bullecourt, France on the 8th May, 1917. On the 11th of the same month he was invalided to England where he remained until the 2nd November, 1917, when he returned to France and served until the time of his death". Details from Wife. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Kargicourt, France |
Age at death | 39 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 38 |
Place of burial | Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row H, Grave No. 10), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 40 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Denzil and Maude HAMMILL; husband of Mary HAMMILL, Laburnum Cottage, West Street, Chickerell, Weymouth, England |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |