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HAMPTON, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1044 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 March 1915, An original member of A Company 24th Bn. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bramley, Surrey, England, 5 February 1891 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Addlestone Church of England School, England |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Dernancourt, France, 5 April 1918, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Millencourt Communal Cemetery Extension Row B, Grave No. 61. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1044, 24th Infantry Battalion, An original member of A Company 24th Bn. | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1044, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 1044, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 1044, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1044 awm_unit: 46th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-05 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
The son of Henry and Harriet Hampton of Addlestone, Surrey, England.
His brother, 4505 Pte. Walter Charles Hampton also served in the 46th Battalion and returned to Australia in early 1919. They were both living at Newport, Victoria, having come to Australia in 1914.
Arthur served at Gallipoli with the 24th Battalion, survived Fromelles with the 57th Battalion, fought at Bullecourt and Belgium in 1917 with the 46th Battalion, and died during the fighting at Dernancourt when the 46th Battalion was in a rear position but the Germans heavily shelled the back areas.