HAMPTON, David Louis
(Service number 39047)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Occupation | Tinsmith | ||
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| Next of Kin | W.J. Hampton (father), 11 Opawa Road, Christchurch, NZ | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Reinforcements G Company | ||
| Date | 13 February 1917 | ||
| Transport | Mokola | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, NZ | Destination | Plymouth, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, 3rd | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 12 June 1917 | Age | 18 |
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| Place of Death | Belgium | ||
| Cause | Died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Lijssent Military cemetery, Poperinge, West - Vlaanderen, Belgium. | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | 2015 additions to the Tiimaru Memorial Wall; Mackenzie War Memorial, Fairlie, 2016 additions | ||
Biographical Notes
David Hampton was the son of William John and Louisa Hampton,of Cricklewood, NZ
Sources
Paul McNicholl's list of additional names for the Tiimaru Memorial Wall (August 2013) Ann Munro- Cenotaph Data Base, Auckland Museum
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