Basic Details
Surname
Hammond
Forenames
Leonard
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
30754
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 18 Stone Lane.

(N.B. The Roll is known to include numerous errors, including: misspelt names and inaccurate date/place of death, service number/ rank/ military unit etc; several casualties were mistakenly listed on it twice [i.e. under their true name and also the alias under which they served]; several other men were listed on it due to the mistaken belief they had died, whereas they had actually survived).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
East Surreys
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pte
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Belgium
Town of death
Not stated on memorial
Country of burial
Not stated on memorial
Town of burial
Not stated on memorial
Cemetery
Not stated on memorial
Year of death
1917
Month of death
October
Day of death
8
Manner of death as stated
"Killed in action 8th Oct. 1917 at Polygon Wood"
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action