CEF Soldier Detail

Private Thomas Edward Hammond
Died: September 17, 1916

Regimental Number:
470365
Survived War:
 No
Force:
 Army
Regiment:
 Canadian Infantry
Battalion:
 26th Battalion
Company:
Place of Birth:
Scoresdale, Nova Scotia
Country:
 Canada
Next of Kin:
E Hammond, mother, Scoresdale, NS
Address at Enlistment:
Date of Birth:
May 11, 1887
Trade or Calling:
Labourer
Marital Status:
 Single
Prior Military Experience:
Not Specified
Place of Enlistment:
 Sussex, New Brunswick
Date of Enlistment:
September 18, 1915
Age at enlistment:
28
Height:
 5 Feet 9 Inches
Chest:
 36 Inches
Expansion:
 3 Inches
Religion:
 Roman Catholic
Enlisted or Conscripted:
 Enlisted
Saw service in:
Unknown    
Cause of Death:
Missing, presumed Killed
Battle Died/Wounded:
Courcelette
Date of Death:
September 17, 1916
Age at Death:
29
Buried at:
 Vimy Memorial, France
Plot:
 N/A
Commemorated:
 Mahone Bay, NS
 
Prisoner of war:
No
Interned:
Gender:
 Male
Ethnic Origin:
Not Specified
LAC Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 3999-15
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Research Notes

26 Bn attacked the German Trenches from their location along "Gun Pit Road" , the attack was a failure with the supporting artillery exploding 500 yards behind the enemy.... Thomas went "missing" during this attack and his body was never recovered
Rank Regiment Unit Company
Private Canadian Infantry 26th Battalion
Son of James and Elizabeth Hammond.His grandfather, also named Thomas Hammond, was a veteran of the Battle of Waterloo which had been fought a century before Thomas Edward enlisted in the CEF.