Gilbert HAMPSON

HAMPSON, Gilbert

Service Number: 6279
Enlisted: 17 March 1916, Cootamundra, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 4th Infantry Battalion
Born: Harcourt, Victoria, Australia, 1877
Home Town: Holbrook, Greater Hume Shire, New South Wales
Schooling: Barkers Creek State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Labourer

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World War 1 Service

17 Mar 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6279, 4th Infantry Battalion, Cootamundra, NSW
9 Sep 1916: Involvement Private, 6279, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
9 Sep 1916: Embarked Private, 6279, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
15 Apr 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6279, 4th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line
20 Sep 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6279, 4th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road
4 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6279, 4th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, SW to neck. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 16 January 1918.
18 Oct 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6279, 4th Infantry Battalion, RTA 31 July 1918 and discharged as MU (synovitis right knee).

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