| Place | Europe: France |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0330 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 2 cm. |
| Object type | Notebook |
| Maker |
Hammond, George Meysey Kahan, Henry Kagan |
| Place made | France |
| Date made | 1917-1918 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/58 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Hammond, George Meysey, MC, MM (Captain, b.1892 - b.1918)
Description
Collection relating to the service of Captain George Meysey Hammond, MC, MM, 28 Battalion, AIF, France, 1917-1918. Collection consists of one field message book, one letter to Captain Hammond, and a handmade message of farewell and good wishes.
History / Summary
Biographical note: Captain George Meysey Hammond, MC and Bar, MM, 28 Battalion, AIF, who died on 14 June 1918 of wounds received at Morlancourt. Other biographical details concerning him are: Employed in Government offices, Broome, Western Australia, before the war; of Broome and Perth, age at time of death 25, born Handsworth, Staffordshire, England; came to Australia when 18 years old, educated at Handsworth school and at Pershore, Worcestershire, England.