David HAMPTON

Regimental number14977
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, David Hampton, Culverden, North Canterbury
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 June 1916
Members of 14th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company, left Wellington on two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible to determine from the Nominal Roll on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 6 November 1916
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialCite bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No 34), Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: David and Mary Wilson Hampton, Canterbury
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 11

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