Son of George and Jane Hampson, of 61, St. Helens Road, Daubhill, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted under the “Group System”.
Hampson, James Hiram –
Personal details
- Surname: Hampson
- Forename: James Hiram
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 20
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: September 18th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 5057
- Regiment: King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment
- Enlistment date: November 15th, 1915 - 1915-11-15
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- St. George the Martyr C.E. Church - Daubhill WWI Memorial
- CWGC Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: Pier and Face 5 D and 12 B.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 19/11/1915 13/10/1916 27/10/1916 29/12/1916 20/09/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f 5e 6d* S2* 6g