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Henry James Erwin BAMPFIELD

Regimental number28
Place of birthBannockburn, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCarpenter
AddressBannockburn
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, H J Bampfield, Bannockburn, Victoria
Enlistment date22 March 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit name24th Battalion, Transport Section
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll24th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mentioned in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31448 (11 July 1919); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 124 (30 October 1919).
Recommendation date: 27 January 1919

FateReturned to Australia 9 March 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Date of death28 August 1952

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