HAMPSON, Moreton Mitchell
| Service Number: | 1727 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 7th Field Artillery Battery |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 22 January 1895 |
| Home Town: | Red Hill, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Kelvin Grove Boys School |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, France, Australia, 21 August 1916, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension Plot V11, Row D, Grave 26, Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, Warloy-Baillon, Picardie, France, Boree Creek Methodist Cemetery, Boree Creek, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ithaca War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 1727, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 25 Sep 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1727, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Rangatira embarkation_ship_number: A22 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Sep 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 1727, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Rangatira, Brisbane | |
| 21 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 1727, 7th Field Artillery Battery, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1727 awm_unit: 7th Australian Field Artillery Battery awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1916-08-21 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Moreton Mitchell HAMPSON was born on 22nd January, 1895 in Brisbane, Queensland
His parents were William Henry HAMPSON and Emily Sinclair BROWN
He had previous service & was still serving with the Militia when he enlisted on 18th August 1914 with the 3rd Battery Australian Field Artillery - Unit embarked from Brisbane on board HMAT Rangatira on 25th September, 1914
He died on 21s August, 1916 from wounds received from a bomb dropped from a German aeroplane - he was located at the 2/1st South Midland Casualty Clearing Station when he died
Moreton is buried in Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, France.
For further information on his war service & other relatives who served see the AIF Project link on left
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Brisbane Courier 22nd August, 1918
HAMPSON.- In ever loving remembrance of Gunner Moreton M. Hampson, killed in action on the Somme, August 21, 1916 aged 21 years
Dear silent grave, where'er you be, you hold the ashes of the free
Australian son, unknown to fame, you left behind a glorious name.
Also his sister Dorothy who passed away Sept 3rd 1915 aged 25 years
And in death they were not divided
Inserted by Father, Mother, Sisters & Brother on active service.
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