BAMPTON, Harry William
| Service Number: | QX20658 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 February 1941, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Shepparton, Victoria, 3 May 1919 |
| Home Town: | Pomona, Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Mapleton State School |
| Occupation: | Farmer (poultry and small crops) |
| Died: | Natural causes (heart), Pomona, Queensland, 23 December 1997, aged 78 years |
| Cemetery: |
Pomona Cemetery, Qld Lawn Cemetery, Pomona - Buried with his wife Olive Hazel Thelma Bampton |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 21 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Private, QX20658, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 21 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX20658, 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 22 Feb 1941: | Involvement Private, QX20658 | |
| 22 Jan 1946: | Discharged Private, QX20658, 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 22 Jan 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX20658, 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion |
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"My Father"
Harry William Bampton was born in Shepparton, Victoria. His parents were William George Bampton and Bessie Toms. He was one of eight siblings, being the only one to be born in Victoria.
After the family moved to Queensland they settled in the picturesque hinterland town of Mapleton where he attended Mapleton State School. He would ride to school on horseback with two or three of his brothers or sisters on the same horse. The family lived very close to the tourist attraction of Mapelton Falls National Park, which I'm sure was a great place for he and his brother's to go looking for adventure. - Hazel Boel
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