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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Arthur James Hammond |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Sergeant |
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| Forename(s): |
Arthur James |
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| Surname: |
Hammond |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
6/4053 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| First Known Rank: |
Private |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Labourer |
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| Next of Kin: |
R. Hammond (father), Geraldine, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
10th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
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| Embarkation Date: |
4 March 1916 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Willochra or Tofua |
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| Destination: |
Suez, Egypt |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
26 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
15 |
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| Military Awards: |
Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) |
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| Award Circumstances: |
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. On August 30th 1918 during the attack on Rancourt this N.C.O was in charge of a 3" Stokes Mortar. By his able leadership he kept his Gun team and comrades well up with the Infantry and on several occassions dealt effectively with hostile machine Guns. During the first assault on the Village, with great dash he bought his gun into action in the open and in spite of heavy Machine Gun fire placed down such an effective barrage in a strongly hidden portion of Trench that our Infantry were enabled to rush the position. He showed great initiative throughout the operations and supported the Infantry with such effect that they were able to take their objectives with very light casualties. L.G. 24 january 1919, p1255, Rec No 2409. |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
Ypres, Belgium |
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| Date of Death: |
13 December 1917 |
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| Year of Death: |
1917 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Polygon Wood Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
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| Grave Reference: |
D. 11. |
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Sources Used: |
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1917
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
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