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BAMPTON, Thomas Robertson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6047 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 September 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Wakefield, South Australia, 4 July 1895 |
| Home Town: | Port Wakefield, Wakefield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | 18 April 1987, aged 91 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Plot Acacia E, Path 22, Grave 338A. License expires 20 April 2037 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Balaklava Port Wakefield St Albans Church Roll of Honour, Port Wakefield Memorial Arch |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 6 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6047, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 6 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6047, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 6047, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
World War 2 Service
| 5 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA |
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World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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27 Battalion
Rank - Lance Corporal. Later 2 Lt.
5 July 1919 - Returned to Australia on board Port Melbourne
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Rebecca Bampton (nee Docking). Husband of Auguste Anna Bampton (Drzymalik). Married on 14 August 1922 in St. Pauls Church, Adelaide.