Source: Per news clipping post by David Archer at 18th Battalion Facebook Page (not group).
Family Search: Private Earl Albert Hammond was born on 28 December 1897, in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. He married Clara Falk on 15 November 1921, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada in 1922. He registered for military service in 1915. In 1915, at the age of 18, his occupation is listed as labourer. He died on 30 October 1956, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 58, and was buried in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 