John Moffat HAMPTON

Regimental number7/54
AddressHinds, Canterbury
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinJ M Hampton, Hinds, Canterbury
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Lyttelton on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Main Body, embarked on board two ships, HMNZT 4 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 11 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 5 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialBotley Cemetery (Row 11, Grave No 61), Oxford, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John Moffatt Hampton and Ellen Jane Hampton, Hinds, Canterbury
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Died in England of wounds sustained in France.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Main Body