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John Clifford Hammond

In memory of:

Sergeant John Clifford Hammond

April 21, 1942
Oshawa, Ontario

Military Service

Service Number:

R/79226

Age:

23

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Born:

June 30, 1918
Montréal, Quebec

Enlistment:

March 5, 1941
Montréal, Quebec

Son of Henry James and Helen “Nellie” Letts Hammond, of Montreal, Quebec.

Brother of Flight Lieutenant Wilson Irvin Hammond, who died on November 13, 1939, while serving with the Royal Air Force.

Commemorated on Page 79 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

MONTREAL (MOUNT ROYAL) CEMETERY
Quebec, Canada

Grave Reference:

Sec. M2/770.

Location:

From downtown Montreal access Avenue du Parc, then left to Cote St. Catherine. Turn left onto Boulevard Mont-Royal then follow chemin de la foret into the cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022

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    Memorial – Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
  • Photo of John Clifford Hammond– Picture from West Hill High School Annual 1944 (Montreal). Photo supplied by McGill University.

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    Photo of John Clifford Hammond – Picture from West Hill High School Annual 1944 (Montreal). Photo supplied by McGill University.
  • Grave Marker– Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Qc

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    Grave Marker – Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Qc

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