James Thomas HAMPSON MC

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Service Number:	4503
Enlisted:	10 May 1915
Last Rank:	Second Lieutenant
Last Unit:	19th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hawksburn, Victoria, Australia, August 1894
Home Town:	Burwood, Burwood, New South Wales
Schooling:	Carlton Public School, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	MG wounds to abdomen, 12th Casualty Clearing Station, Tincourt, France, 12th Casualty Clearing Station, Tincourt, Picardie, France, 6 October 1918
Cemetery:	Tincourt New British Cemetery Plot VI, Row D, Grave No. 17,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burwood Memorial Arch

10 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Bugler, 4503, 3rd Australian General Hospital
15 May 1915:	Involvement 4503, 3rd Australian General Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: First name incorrectly spelled on original document.
15 May 1915:	Embarked 4503, 3rd Australian General Hospital, RMS Mooltan, Sydney
24 Feb 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3rd Australian General Hospital
18 Mar 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 3rd Australian General Hospital
1 Jun 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 19th Infantry Battalion
3 Oct 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 19th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, Caught by MG with wounds to abdomen and hip near Mont Saint Quentin Canal. Was awarded MC for bravery in the action. DoW 6/10/1918 at 12th Casualty Clearing Station, Tincourt, France
6 Oct 1918:	Involvement Second Lieutenant, 4503, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4503 awm_unit: 19 Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-10-06
3 Jun 1919:	Honoured Military Cross, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, During the attack in Mt. St. Quentin on the 31st August, 1918 this officer showed splendid courage and initiative in handlinghis company under extreme trying and difficult circumstances.

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