HAMPTON, Bertie Leathem
(Service number 57509)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Trooper |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Occupation | Teamster | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Joseph Hampton (father) Esk Valley, Saint Andrews, NZ | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 32nd Reinforcements Mounted Rifles Brigade | ||
| Date | 13 November 1917 | ||
| Transport | tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, NZ | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 20 May 1918 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Palestine | ||
| Cause | Died of Disease | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Esk Valley War Memorial; St Andrews War memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Joseph and Annie Hampton
Sources
Cenotaph Data Base, Auckland Museum
External Links
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Ann Munro
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