| Regimental number |
2783 |
| Place of birth |
St George's Place, Alberton, South Australia |
| School |
Alberton State School, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Religion |
Baptist |
| Occupation |
Clerk |
| Address |
Divett Street, Alberton, South Australia |
| Marital status |
Single |
| Age at embarkation |
19 |
| Height |
5' 4.25" |
| Weight |
153 lbs |
| Next of kin |
Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Emily Bampton, Divett Street, Alberton, South Australia |
| Previous military service |
Served in the Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date |
14-Jul-15 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll |
14-Jul-15 |
| Place of enlistment |
Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment |
Private |
| Unit name |
16th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number |
23/33/3 |
| Embarkation details |
Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on 21 September 1915 |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll |
2783A |
| Rank from Nominal Roll |
Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll |
50th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular |
Roll of Honour gives his occupation as a farmer |
| Fate |
Died of wounds 15 September 1918 |
| Age at death |
22 |
| Age at death from cemetery records |
22 |
| Place of burial |
Heath Cemetery (Plot X, Row C, Grave No. 5), Harbonnieres, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, |
149 |
| Australian War Memorial |
| Miscellaneous information from |
Parents: Robert William and Elizabeth Emily Bampton, St. George's Place, Alberton, South Australia |
| cemetery records |
| Family/military connections |
Cousin: 438 Herbert James BAMPTON, 32nd Bn, killed in action, 8 August 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front |
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| Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 4 November 1915; taken on strength, 16th Bn, Gallipoli, 13 November 1915; after evacuating Gallipoli and proceeding to Mudros, he disembarked Alexandria, 31 December 1915. |
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| Found guilty, Ismailia, 9 January 1916, of being absent without leave from 6 pm, 1 January, to 3 January 1916: awarded 14 days Field Punishment. |
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| Transferref to 48th Bn and taken on strength, Tel-el-Kebir, 3 March 1916. |
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| Transferred to 50th Bn, Serapeum, 26 March 1916; admitted to 13th Field Ambulance, 27 March 1916 (pyrexia of unknown origin); transferred to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, 27 March 1916; discharged to unit, 29 March 1916. |
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| Embarked Alexandria to join British Expeditionary Force, 5 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 12 June 1916. |
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| Wounded in action, 13 August 1916; admitted to 3rd Casualty Claring Station, 13 August 1916 (gun shot wound, head); transferred to 2nd Australian General Hospital, 14 August 1916 (shrapnel wound, scalp); to England, 20 August 1916; admitted to Kitchener Hospital, Brighton, England, 21 August 1916; transferred to Monte Video Camp, Weymouth, 2 October 1916. |
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| Transferred to 70th Bn, 23 March 1917. |
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| Found guilty, Wareham, 12 April 1917, of (1) being absent without leave from 9 am, 8 April, to 11 pm, 8 April 1917; (2) being absent without leave from 9 am, 9 April, to 9am, 10 April 1917: awarded 4 days Field Punishment No 2; forfeited a total of 6 days pay. |
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| Regimental number changed to 2738A due to duplicate, 25 May 1917. |
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| Found guilty, 13 June 1917, of neglect of duty in that he left his tent in an untidy condition on 12 June 1917: awarded 2 days Confined to Camp. |
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| Sick to 17th Field Ambulance, Windmill Hill, 20 September 1917; discharged from isolation and marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 26 September 1917. |
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| Transferred to 50th Bn, Deverill, 10 November 1917; proceeded overseas to France, 10 November 1917; marched into 4th Australian Division Base Depot, Havre, 11 November 1917; marched out to unit, 14 November 1917; rejoined unit, 26 November 1917. |
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| Appointed Lance Corporal, 23 May 1918. |
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| Promoted Temporary Corporal, 20 July 1918. |
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| Wounded in action, 14 September 1918; admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance, 14 September 1918 (shrapnel wound, leg); transferred to 6th Casualty Clearing Station, 14 September 1918; died of wounds, 15 September 1918. |
| Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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(Cpl) George William Ducan BAMPTON
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