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.Deaths: Hammond, The Age, (Monday, 17 February 1919), p.1; Deaths: Hammond, The Age, (Tuesday, 18 February 1919), p.1; Deaths: Hammond, The Age, (Saturday, 22 February 1919), p.1.
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External links
Billy Hammond's profile at Collingwood Forever