Rifleman R/4004 Sydney HAMMOND

Rifleman R/4004 Sydney Hammond{gallery}Rfn S Hammond{/gallery}12th Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps.
Killed in action in France and Flanders, 2nd April 1918 aged 24

• Commemorated: Pozieres Memorial, Panel 61 to 64
• Awarded 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory Medals.
• Enlisted at Rugby on 9th September 1914 and landed in France 25th July 1915
• Son of Arthur and Jane Hammond [Army Register of Effects]
• NNWFHS memorial: Monks Kirby and Stretton-under-Fosse
  

Links to relevant information
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• CWGC Page for Rifleman Hammond
• NNWFHS Monks Kirby and Stretton-under-Fosse War Memorial Page
• King’s Royal Rifle Corps
• Pozieres Memorial

1911 census and family history information

• Born 1898 in Ware, Herts [1911 census and army service record]
• Lived at The Rectory, Much Hadham, Herts [1911]
• More about Sydney’s enlistment, regiments and the places he served can be found here…