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.
Hampson, John Roland (Jack) –
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: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton Municipal Secondary School
- Little Lever War Memorial Plaque (Library) - Little Lever
- Little Lever Wesleyan Chapel - Little Lever
- 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