Lives of the First World War

6th August 1896 - 4th August 1918

Henry Lloyd Hammond was born on 6th August 1895 on a farm in Woodhouse Township, Port Dover, Ontario. He was reported Missing in Action on 4th August 1918, during active service with the RAF. His parents are George Hammond and Sarah Elizabeth Burch. 12:04:1901 Canadian Census - Woodhouse, South Norfolk George 1863 Elizabeth 1863 Gertrude 1886 Leroy 1888 William 1892 Lloyd 1895 Evelyn F 1898 01:01:1916 Henry signed his Officers Declaration Paper at Simcoe, Ontario for the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force. He was appointed as a Lieutenant in the 133rd Battalion. [previous military service was with 39th Norfolk Rifles Regiment and he enrolled in Canadian Officer Training Corps for one year]. Next of kin – George Hammond [father] of Port Dover. His occupation was a farmer and religion given as Methodist. 01:11:1916 Permitted to resign 1917 Graduating with Honours from Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph. 20:04:1917 Signed Short Service Attestation Paper in Toronto. Address – Port Dover, Ontario. Occupation – misc [aviator-cadet]. Next of Kin – George Hammond [father]. 12:08:1917 Discharged K.O & R 1912 [para. 392 [XXV11 K.R]. Discharged having been selected for appointment to temporary commission. Attested 3/AM for Royal Flying Corps. 17:08:1917 2nd Lieutenant Flying Officer – Royal Flying Corps [general list]. 05:11:1917 Married – Roselin Kenney – in Toronto. Next of Kin - Mrs H Lloyd Hammond [wife] - 85 Neville Park Boulevard, Toronto. 17:02:1918 Canadian WG Comm for 4 TDS. 01:04:1918 Lieutenant RAF. Since joining RFC he had flown in various aircraft – Curtis joint 4 and 4A, Avro, MFSH FE 2B and Handley Page. MFSH FE 2B and Handley Page. 17:04:1918 4TDS to No 1 School – bomb dropping. 01:06:1918 No 1 School [bomb dropping] to 207 Squadron SW Area – HP Pilot. 19:06:1918 207 Squadron to home est 21:06:1918 207 Squadron to 215 Squadron SW Area [HP]. British Expeditionary Force to 215 Squadron, Andover. 04:07:1918 British Expeditionary Force, France. 03:08:1918 Handley Page 0/400 D4567 took off from Alquines at 23:50 on a mission to a target at Fives railway station, which was behind German lines. Lt Hammond was the pilot and the two other crew – Sergeant [gunner] Henry Thomas Pheby and 2nd Lt Wilfred Henry Brinkworth. Lt Hammond was classed as Missing in Action, whilst Pheby and Brinkworth as Killed in Action. 04:08:1918 Lt Hammond was reported as Missing in Action – presumed killed. The name of Lieutenant Henry Lloyd Hammond is commemorated on the Arras Flying Services Memorial. RIP.

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