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 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Corporal 185744 Luther Thomas HAMMOND - 118th Sqaudron, Royal Air Force


Died on Tuesday March 11th 1919 aged 24


Military History

   
Theatre of WarMedalsGrave or Memorial
France and Flanders 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals Lapworth St. Mary's Churchyard (not CWGC)
     
Arrived in TheatreMedal Citation (if app)SWFHS Area Memorials
19 Jul 1915 ~ Lapworth WM  Lapworth St. Mary
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason KilledDate and Place EnlistedOther War Memorials
Died of Meningitis 7 Sep 1914 Hockley Heath
     
Place of DeathPrevious Regiments or Units 
Hill House Farm, Lapworth  10th Battalion Royal Warwickshire 18 May 1918 - transferred to RAF
     

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

Luther survived the war having enlisted in 1914 and then on 19 JUl 1915 he arrived in France with the 10th Battalion Royal Warwickshire where he served until being transferred to the RAF on 18 May 1918, at the end of the war he joined the RAF Reserves.

Luther died of Cerebral Meningitis at his home at Hill House Farm, Lapworth



 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/PlaceBaptism Date/Place
17 Jun 1894 at Lapworth 14 Oct 1894 at Lapworth
   
Parents NamesAbode
Jacob and Julia Hammond Lapworth
   
Wife & Marriage Date/PlaceMarriage Date/Place
Margaret Louise Hammond nee Wall 22 Jul 1918 at Lapworth               
   
SchoolsColleges
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Address HistoryEmployment History
1894 - Lapworth Canal Locks 1911 - Carpenters Apprentice
1901 - Lapworth Street, Lapworth 1914 - Gardener
1911 - Hill House Farm, Lapworth  
1919 - Hill House Farm, Lapworth