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Fred HAMPTON

Regimental number2581
Place of birthManchester, England
SchoolPublic School
Age on arrival in Australia24
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBrickmaker
AddressCroydon Street, Bellevue, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinWife, Mrs Helena Hampton, Croydon Street, Bellevue, Western Australia
Enlistment date10 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name43rd Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/60/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 9 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll43rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 July 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialBethlehem Farm East Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 18), Messines, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
136
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Husband of Eleanor HAMPTON, Carnegie Library, Midland Junction, Western Australia. Native of Manchester, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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