South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Private D/9026 Claude Douglas HAMMOND - 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards


Killed in Action Monday May 24th, 1915 aged 19


Military History

   
Theatre of WarMedalsCommonwealth War Grave of Memorial
France and Flanders 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
     
Arrived in TheatreMedal Citation (if app)SWFHS Area Memorials
17 Dec 1914 ~ Burton Dassett
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason KilledDate and Place Enlisted DateOther War Memorials
Second Battle of Ypres 4 Aug 1914 at Rugby  
     
Place of DeathPrevious Regiments or Units 
Ypres ~  
     

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

The battalion were in a support role for operartions near the Menin & Lille Gates at Ypres where the German army was threatening to break through British lines. They eventually took up a static position to hold lines near the Menin Road where they were subject to a artillery bombardment and gas fumes. It is most likely, but not certain, that Claude was killed during the bombardment.

 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/PlaceBapitsm Date/Place
Apr Qtr 1896 at Radyr, Cardiff 11 Jun 1896 at Radyr, Glamorgan
   
Parents NamesAbode
Arthur Warren & Mary Edith Hammond Northend, Burton Dassett 
   
Wife & Marriage Date/PlaceChildren & Year of Birth
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SchoolsColleges
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Address HistoryEmployment History
1901 - 76 Adelaide Road, Lewisham
1911 - Rose Hill Cottages, Welford, Leics
1911 - Scholar