About Billy Hammond
Lived 1887 – 1919 (aged 31). Billy Hammond was an australian rules football player.
William Hammond (25 October 1887 – 16 February 1919), nicknamed "Chock", was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family The son of Thomas Hammond, and Ann Hammond, née Williams, Billy Hammond was born on 25 October 1887. Two of his brothers, Jack Hammond (1884-1971), and Charlie Hammond (1886-1936) also played VFL football.
He married Ellen Irvine in 1911.
Death He died as an inpatient at the Melbourne's special "Spanish flu" hospital that had been set up in the Royal Exhibition Building on 16 February 1919.
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Who was Billy Hammond?
Australian rules footballer (1887-1919)
When was Billy Hammond born?
Billy Hammond was born on 25 October 1887 in Collingwood.
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Billy Hammond died on 16 February 1919 in Melbourne.
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Billy Hammond was an australian rules football player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Billy Hammond. https://biography.guide/billy-hammond/
MLA: "Billy Hammond." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/billy-hammond/.
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