S. F. Society Man to Join Belgian Corps
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct 30.—Determined to seek excitement in the war zone,
Leonard Coombes Hammond, prominent in local society and club circles, has decided to become a driver for the Belgian ambulance corps. Hammond will sail for Bordeaux from New York on November 14 [1915]. He is an exceptionally skillful driver and expects no difficulty in qualifying for the ambulance corps. He was divorced from his wife, formerly Miss Ruth Carroll, a year ago. He is the son of Andrew A. Hammond, millionaire lumber man of this city.
Oakland Tribune - Sunday, October 31, 1915