HAMP, Richard Frank
| Service Number: | 512 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 February 1901 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th South Australian Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Lyndoch, South Australia, 14 June 1882 |
| Home Town: | Frewville, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Reitz, South Africa, Standerton, Mpumalanga, South Africa, 6 June 1901, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
Reitz Garden of Remembrance, Reitz, Free State, South Africa |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Boer War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, North Adelaide St Peter's Cathedral Boer War Honour Roll |
Boer War Service
| 4 Feb 1901: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 512 | |
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| 5 Feb 1901: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 512, 5th South Australian Imperial Bushmen | |
| 9 Feb 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lance Corporal, 512, 5th South Australian Imperial Bushmen, SS Ormazan. | |
| 6 Jun 1901: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lance Corporal, 512, 5th South Australian Imperial Bushmen | |
| 6 Jun 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lance Corporal, 512, 5th South Australian Imperial Bushmen, Killed in Action. |
Personal Gossip
Critic (Adelaide, SA: 1897-1924) Saturday 29 June 1901
Personal Gossip
The late Frank Richard Hamp, lance-corporal of the Fifth S.A. Imperial Bushmen's Contingent, was descended from one of the pioneer families of South Australia. In 1838 his grandfather brought a large family to Australian shores, and settled at the Reedbeds, but his wife's death broke up the home there, and, taking his eldest sons with him, the hardy pioneer started sheep-farming on the West Coast. He met with a tragic death at the hands of the blacks a few years later, but the family tree was not uprooted, and his sons are still to be found in the vicinity. The late soldier's father early displayed a decided love for bush life, and as an explorer he has rendered the State valuable service. He was with the first party which made its way through to the Northern Territory. He made the trip again more than once afterwards, and on one occasion he met Sir John Forrest somewhere in the lonely wilds. Sir John had come with a party from West Australia on a similar mission. Though born and bred in the city, his love for adventure exhibited itself in his youngest son, Frank, and it was soon apparent that office life would not content him long. He was wishful of seeing other lands, and when at the age of seventeen he volunteered for service with the Second Contingent, he was thoroughly disappointed when he found he was not included in its ranks. But the war fever was on him, and offering his services with the Fifth Contingent, he was accepted, with the pitiable result already known. In personal appearance the late lance-corporal was very tall. That he was very generous and lovable many of his former companions have testified since the sad event of his death has occurred, and if anything can cheer his sorrowing parents, brother, and sister it must be some slight consolation that they can mourn their lost one as one who laid down his life for his country, loved and respected wherever he was known.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article212149130
Submitted 9 December 2015 by Al Staunton
Biography
"LANCE-CORPORAL HAMP.
Lance-Corporal Hamp was one of the youngest, if not the youngest member of the Fifth Contingent, and he was one of the tallest, being 5 ft. 11 in. in height, only an inch or two less than his father, Mr. W. A. Hamp, of Glen Osmond-road, Frewville. Had he lived he would have been 19 years of age on Friday last. In addition to his father and mother, the former of whom arrived in the colony in 1838, he leaves five sisters and two brothers. Mr. J. C. Hamp, the solicitor, is a cousin. He left his position as clerk at Messrs. Shierlaw & Co.'s to join the contingent, and shortly after he entered the camp he was made a lance-corporal. This is the second son of Mr. Hamp who has met with a violent death, his eldest son having been killed by a vehicle accident near Ballarat, Victoria, in 1889." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 22 Jun 1901 (nla.gov.au)
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