Hampson, John Roland (Jack) –

Of 53, Church Street, Little Lever, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School. Known locally as Jack, a noted sportsman, in particular of football, cricket and snooker. Played football for Bolton Wanderers October / November 1915.

Personal details

  • Surname: Hampson
  • Forename: John Roland (Jack)
  • Date of birth: October 5th, 1894
  • Birth place: Little Lever, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Little Lever, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 22
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: December 25th, 1916
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 9th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 24303
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Farnworth, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Ploegsteert Memorial, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: Panel 7.

Local newspaper entries

  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 05/11/1915 12/01/1917 06/07/1917 28/12/1917

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