Lewis Henry HAMPTON

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Service Number:	S40135
Enlisted:	6 October 1941
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Field Ambulance
Born:	Medindie, South Australia, Australia, 22 November 1921
Home Town:	Eastwood, Burnside, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Upholsterer - Employer A. J. Higgins, Bloor Crt, Adelaide.
Died:	Accidental (Drowning), New Guinea, 10 January 1943, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section B. Plot 1. Row F. Grave 19. Inscription: "HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY. HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE".
Memorials:	Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

6 Oct 1941:	Involvement Private, S40135
6 Oct 1941:	Enlisted Unley, SA
6 Oct 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S40135, 3rd Field Ambulance
Date unknown:	Involvement

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