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Richard Neiland Hammond

In memory of:

Leading Aircraftman Richard Neiland Hammond

September 22, 1943

Military Service

Service Number:

R/180998

Age:

20

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Additional Information

Son of William W. Hammond and Jane H. Hammond; brother of Jean Dessenden, of Ottawa.

Commemorated on Page 167 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

OTTAWA (BEECHWOOD) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada

Grave Reference:

Sec. 40. Lot 24. N.W.

Location:

OTTAWA (BEECHWOOD) CEMETERY contains 98 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 113 from the Second World War. Many of the graves are in the two veterans plots, where there is also a Cross of Sacrifice dedicated to all service casualties buried in the cemetery. The OTTAWA CREMATION MEMORIAL is in a shelter adjoining the newer of the veterans plots in the cemetery and commemorates 26 Second World War servicemen whose remains were cremated elsewhere in Canada and the U.S.A.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of RICHARD NEILAND HAMMOND– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Photo of RICHARD NEILAND HAMMOND
    Photo of RICHARD NEILAND HAMMOND – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Birth Certificate– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Birth Certificate
    Birth Certificate – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation paper– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Attestation paper – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation paper– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Attestation paper
    Attestation paper – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Attestation paper– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Attestation paper
    Attestation paper – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Grave marker

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    Grave marker
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram September 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram September 1943. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Chelsea Cenotaph– The Chelsea Cenotaph at the Pioneer Cemetery displays the names and details of the 11 men from Chelsea, Quebec who were lost during active service of World War I and II. Leading Aircraftman Richard Neiland Hammond R/180998, Royal Canadian Air Force, 22nd September 1943, aged 20. Son of William W. Hammond and Jane H. Hammond; brother of Jean Dessenden, of Ottawa. Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.

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    Chelsea Cenotaph
    Chelsea Cenotaph – The Chelsea Cenotaph at the Pioneer Cemetery displays the names and details of the 11 men from Chelsea, Quebec who were lost during active service of World War I and II. Leading Aircraftman Richard Neiland Hammond R/180998, Royal Canadian Air Force, 22nd September 1943, aged 20. Son of William W. Hammond and Jane H. Hammond; brother of Jean Dessenden, of Ottawa. Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.

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