HAMPTON, Aubrey Lionel Bertram
| Service Number: | 6 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia, 24 November 1885 |
| Home Town: | St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fitter and Turner |
| Died: | 4 April 1936, aged 50 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Brighton General Cemetery, Victoria Church of England YA 45 |
| Memorials: | Long Gully Methodist Church Great War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 6, 2nd Field Company Engineers | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Sapper, 6, 2nd Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Sapper, 6, 2nd Field Company Engineers, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
| 21 Sep 1916: | Honoured Military Medal, Battle for Pozières , London Gazette 21 September 1916 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Aubrey Lionel Bertram Hampton, a 28-year-old fitter and turner, enlisted on 18 August 1914 (service no.18) and was made a sapper in 2 Fld Coy Engrs (2nd Field Company Engineers). He was shipped overseas on the Orvieto in 20 October 1914 (part of the Albany convoy) and served in Gallipoli and the Western Front, becoming a driver in France. He suffered illnesses such as pneumonia and 'debility', and a minor wound, but seems to have escaped major wounds during the war. In 1916 Aubrey's significant act of bravery at Pozieres let to the award of Military and Distinguished Conduct medals. In July 1917 he married Victoria Alexandria Jane Johnstone of Kensington at Southbourne, Dorset, England. Aubrey returned to Australia in October 1918 on 'special leave', and his Victoria later joined him there. He recovered from the effects of the war and went on to work as a fitter at organisations including H.V. McKay and the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission. He and Victoria had three daughters before he passed away at home, aged 50 years.
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