Sir Arthur George Hammond
(1843-1919), SoldierSitter in 1 portrait
by Lafayette
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Tony Lidington
01 May 2022, 18:38
Arthur George Hammond VC
Name: Arthur George Hammond
Conflict: Afghan War
Gazetted: October 18, 1881
Service: Indian Army
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Arthur George Hammond VC
Arthur George Hammond VC Medals
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Place/date of birth: Dawlish, Devon/September 28, 1843
Rank when awarded VC (and later highest rank): Captain (later Brigadier General and Sir)
Date of bravery: December 14, 1879
London Gazette citation:
Bengal Staff Corps. Captain (now Major) Arthur George Hammond.
For conspicuous coolness and gallantry at the action on the Asmai Heights, near Kabul, on the 14th December, 1879, in defending the top of the hill with a rifle and fixed bayonet, against large numbers of the enemy, while the 72nd Highlanders and Guides were retiring; and again, on the retreat down the hill, in stopping to assist in carrying away a wounded Sepoy, the enemy being not sixty yards off, firing heavily all the time.
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Other decorations: KCB, DSO
Place/date of death: Camberley, Surrey/April 20, 1919
Grave/memorials: St Michael’s Churchyard, Camberley, Surrey
Origin of VC to the Lord Ashcroft collection: Purchased privately, 2003
Current location of VC: Displayed on rotation at The Lord Ashcroft Gallery: Extraordinary Heroes exhibition, Imperial War Museum