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Robert William Hammond

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Photograph of Robert William Hammond (Bob), taken on Anzac Day, 2018 in Kapiti. Image kindly provided by Karen Moffat-McLeod (April 2020). Image is subject to copyright restrictions.

Photograph of Robert William Hammond (Bob), taken on Anzac Day, 2018 in Kapiti. Image kindly provide …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Robert William AWMM
  • Surname
    Hammond AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    Korea 206171 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    24 March 1931 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    Korean War, 1950-1953 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Korea AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    Korea 206171 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    Korea
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • From Howard Chamberlain, Served in all areas from Pusan to north of the 38th Parallel and then to the Armistice line. Spent 3 months at NZ Base Hiro, Japan. On a return to the front line area served as Gun No 2 on Dog 1 Gun. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    26 July 2018 AWMM
    AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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