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BAMPTON, Richard John Griffiths
Personal Details
| Service Number: | PA247 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 September 1939, Port Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Leading Seaman |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 10 June 1909 |
| Home Town: | Henley Beach , City of Charles Sturt / Henley and Grange, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, HMAS Parramatta, Mediterranean Sea, 27 November 1941, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 61, Column2 No known grave, Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle HMAS Parramatta II Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement PA247 | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 1939: | Enlisted Port Adelaide, SA | |
| 3 Sep 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Leading Seaman, PA247 | |
| 1 Jan 1942: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Awarded MID for good service during the Battle of Crete while serving on board HMAS Parramatta | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Full birth name was Richard John Griffiths Bampton Book/Page: 824/176
Son of Peter William Bampton and Catherine Elizabeth (nee Griffiths) Bampton; brother of Alma Olivean Bampton, Peter Aloysius Bampton, Annie Griffiths Bampton, Christabell Emily Bampton, Kenneth William Bampton, Basil George Bampton, Calrice Dardanell Bampton and Alice Kanowna Bampton
Husbalnd of Asta Lorraine Bampton of Sandwell, SA
While serving in the RANR he held the Bantam Weight Boxer for many years