Regimental number | 3848 |
Place of birth | Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Fort Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Occupation | Ironworker |
Address | 433 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Hampton, 433 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Contalmaison, Somme, France |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Peake Wood Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 8), Fricourt, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 91 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Arthur and Elizabeth HAMPTON, "Leslie", 180 Hawthorn Parade, Haberfield, Sydney |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |