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VICTOR W HAMMETT

Died : 14 Aug 1917
Rank : Sergeant
Service no at death:
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Surname: HAMMETT
Forename: VICTOR W
Initials: V W
Date of Birth 1888
Place of BirthShapwick
Place of Birth SourceUK Soldiers died
Address 1901 Fryers Yard, Wimborne 1911 47 Curzon Street, Mayfair, London 1912-1915 Canford Stable Yard (Electoral Rolls)
Schools attended
Employment / tradeErrand Boy Chauffeur Motor Driver at The Garage, Canford Magna
Place of work
Family (parents and grandparents)Parents - Henry Hammett (1857-1892) and Ellen Dyett (1859-1941) Grandparents - Charles Hammett (1833-1876) and Mary Ann Bennett (1833- ); William James Dyett (1822-1900) and Ann Davis (1823-1888)
Spouse Name Jane Parr (1887-1965) m. 8 Nov 1911. 3 children. Jane remarried Frederick Cox
NotesInscription on headstone "In memory ever dear"
Regiment at call-upArmy Service Corps
Regiment at discharge
Rank at call-upPrivate
Service no at call-upM2/119399
Date of attestation 24 Aug 1915
Date of call-up -
Area reported toWimborne
SourceUK Soldiers died
Naval vessels served
Decorations and awards
Other service detailsHome service 24 Aug 1915 - 1 Mar 1916. Embarked to Rouen 2 Mar 1916
Other rankCorporal
Other service no
Service facts
Age at death29
Date of death 14 Aug 1917
Regiment at deathArmy Service Corps
Battalion at death39th Ammunition Sub Park
Rank at deathSergeant
Circumstances of deathDied of wounds in action. Taken to OC XVIII Corps Main Dressing Station. Died ADS Dunswallow Farm (Chest and multiple injuries)
Service no at death
Field of action at death
Place of deathBelgium
Location of graveLijssenthoek Military Cemetery
PositionXVI.J.22A
Other memorialsBrass plaque in Canford Church Wimborne Minster memorial
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