Herbert Henry BAMPTON

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BAMPTON, Herbert Henry

Service Number:	20485
Enlisted:	14 July 1917, Jamestown, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Field Ambulance
Born:	Jamestown, South Australia, 9 February 1899
Home Town:	Jamestown, Northern Areas, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Electrician
Died:	Natural causes, Broken Hill, New South Wales, 27 August 1961, aged 62 years
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Jamestown Friendly Society Roll of Honour, Jamestown Soldier's Memorial Park Arch, Jamestown St James Anglican Church Stained Glass Windows and Turner Brothers Memorial

World War 1 Service

14 Jul 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 20485, Jamestown, South Australia
17 Jul 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 20485, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
17 Jul 1918:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 20485, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Borda, Sydney
14 Nov 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 20485, 7th Field Ambulance

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Biography

Son of John BAMPTON (b. 28/4/1866 in Gawler, SA - d. 1941) and Jane Bampton (nee HEALEY, b. 9/11/1872 in Pittenweem, SA - d. 1940), both buried in Mitcham Cemetery, SA.

Siblings:
Anthony Bampton; Jane Kathleen Bampton; Mary Ruth Bampton; Herbert (himself);
John Bampton; Terence Bampton (b.1900-d.1903 2yrs b. Jamestown Cemetery)

On enlisting Herbert was 18yrs 5 mths old, single, 5' 10" tall; fair complexion; blue eyes; brown hair; Church of England, living with his parents, worked as an Electrician.

14/7/1917 enlisted in Jamestown, SA

17/7/1918 embarked from Sydney NSW onboard HMAT Borda A30
as a Private in Army Medical Corps - General Reinforcements

27/9/1918 disembarked into London, England

18/11/1918 proceeded overseas to France, ex Southampton, UK

13/12/1918 detached to 2nd Austn Machine Gun Battalion in the field

2/3/1919 detached to 5th Field Ambulance in the field

29/3/1919 detached to 5th, 6th & 7th Field Ambulance

12/5/1919 rejoined 2nd Machine Gun Battalion

6/9/1919 returned to Australia onboard Euripedes, ex England
18/10/1919 disembarked into Adelaide, SA

4/11/1919 discharged from service

Medal: British War Medal (23321)

last lived in 685 Argent Street, Broken Hill, NSW

27/8/1961 passed away

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan, April 2016. Lest we forget.

THank you to Kaye Bottrall, Jamestown SA, for her information.

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