VICTORY MEDAL TO ANTHONY EDGAR HAMMOND- 12TH LANCERS-KILLED IN ACTION ON 28TH NOVEMBER 1917

Victory Medal, named to:
2 LIEUT A..E.HAMMOND.
Medal very fine or better, one e/nick.
Second Lieutenant Anthony Edgar Hammond 12Lancers,was killed in action on 28th November, 1917, at Cambrai
The Son of A.C. and Edith Hammond, of Hill Crest, Budleigh, Salterton, Devon.
He is commemorated on The Cambrai Memorial, Louveral.
Anthony Edgar Hammond was born on January 19th 1891.He was educated at Haileybury College 1905-1907.At some point he travelled to the U.S.A., and is recorded as being n Los Angelos in 1914, before crossing the border into Canada and enlisting in P.P.C.L.I.(51009) , on 24th December, 1914-occupation given as Actor and previous service with the 34th Fort Garry Horse. He was severely wounded on May 4th 1915 (G.S.W.R/shoulder) On 08/10/1915 he was struck off to commission-Commissioned into the Dorsetshire Regt, and then transferred to the 12th Lancers on 2b7th September, 1916.He was killed in action at Cambrai 28th November, 1917.

Code: 54714