Gilbert HAMPSON

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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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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, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages
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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