6th Machine Gun Company
Killed In Action
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Alfred William Hamond (SN 1227) was born in Ballarat and educated at Dana Street State School. He was 18 years old, single man employed as a turner when he enlisted on March 9th 1915. He joined the 23rd Infantry Battalion and sailed from Australia, reaching Gallipoli in late August. After Gallipoli he reached France in March 1916 where he served with the 6th Company Machine Gun Battalion. He served in Gallipoli, but during his service on the Western Front he was killed in action on 20th September 1917 at Polygon Wood. He has no known grave, and his name is recorded on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium. He was 21 years of age.
