Wally Hammond (police officer)

Wally Hammond
KPM
Born
Walter Sydney Hammond

(1906-07-02)2 July 1906
Gravesend, Kent, England
Died13 December 1982(1982-12-13) (aged 76)
Lower Hutt, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealander
OccupationPolice officer

Walter Sydney Hammond KPM (2 July 1906 – 13 December 1982) was a New Zealand policeman, private detective and bailiff. He was born in Gravesend, Kent, England, on 2 July 1906.[1]

In the 1932 New Year Honours, Hammond was awarded the King's Police Medal, in recognition of his gallantry during the rescue of crew from the steamer Progress, which was wrecked in Ōwhiro Bay, Wellington, on 1 May 1931.[2][3]

  1. ^ Dunstall, Graeme. "Walter Sydney Hammond". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ "King's Police Medal". Waikato Times. 2 January 1932. p. 11. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  3. ^ "No. 33785". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1932. pp. 1–16.