Sidney Charles Hammond 1881 - 1917

A marine steward and the son of John Hammond and Mary Standing (a lodge house keeper),

Sidney Hammond, the third cousin twice-removed on the father's side of Nigel Horne, was born in Folkestone, Kent, England on Jun 24, 18811,2,3,4,5,6.

Throughout his life, he lived at 4 Richmond Street in Folkestone on Apr 5, 189112 and on Mar 31, 190113. During 1917, he was serving in the army in Western European Theatre (regiment: Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment); Rank: Private; Service number: G/5001).

He died on Oct 4, 1917 in Passchendaele, Belgium5,6,7,8,9,10,11 and was buried at Zonnebeke, Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium after Oct 4, 19178.

Parents

1. John Rouse was born c. 1853
2. Mary Ann was born c. Nov 1851

Citations

1. 1901 England Census Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1901. Data imaged from the National
2. British Army Service Records - Findmypast
3. British Army, De Ruvigny's Roll Of Honour 1914-1918 - Findmypast
4. England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Cont
5. UK, De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour, 1914-1919 Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
6. UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.Original data - British and Irish Military Databases. The Naval and Military Press Ltd.Original data: British and Irish Military Databases. The Naval and Military Press Ltd.
7. Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt Of Honour - Findmypast
8. Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
9. Lives Of The First World War 1914-1918 - Findmypast
10. Soldiers Died In The Great War 1914-1919 - Findmypast
11. UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
12. 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 9 and the son of the head of the household)
13. 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 19 and the son of the head of the household)

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Sidney Hammond - Soldiers Effects

Sidney Hammond - Roll of Honour

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