Harry Hampton
Sergeant, 2nd Battalion, King's (Liverpool) Regiment
- Register No.
- 522 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Sergeant all Sergeants →
- Unit
- 2nd Battalion, King's (Liverpool) Regiment all King's (Liverpool) Regiment VCs →
- Date of action
- 21 August 1900 on this day → all of 1900 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Second Boer War
- London Gazette
- 18th October, 1901 on this day → all of 1901 →
- Born
- 14th December 1870 at Richmond, Surrey
- Died
- 4th February, 1920 at Richmond, Surrey
- Memorial / grave
- at Richmond Cemetery, Surrey
- Medal held by
- in the King's Regiment Collection
Digest of citation
On 21st August, 1900 at Van Wyk's Vlei, South Africa, Sergeant Hampton, who was in command of a small party of Mounted Infantry, held an important position for some time against heavy odds, and when compelled to retire saw all his men into safety and then, although he himself had been wounded in the head, supported a lance-corporal who was unable to walk until the latter was hit again and apparently killed. Sergeant Hampton received another wound some time later
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
HAMPTON, Harry. (reg No. 522).
Sergeant. 2nd Battalion, King's (Liverpool) Regiment.
Gazetted on 18th October, 1901. V.C., Medal's Custodian is in the King's Regiment Collection. (Museum of Liverpool Life)
Born on 14th December 1870 at Richmond, Surrey.
Died on 4th February, 1920 at Richmond, Surrey.
Memorial on grave at Richmond Cemetery, Surrey.
Digest of Citation reads: On 21st August, 1900 at Van Wyk's Vlei, South Africa, Sergeant Hampton, who was in command of a small party of Mounted Infantry, held an important position for some time against heavy odds, and when compelled to retire saw all his men into safety and then, although he himself had been wounded in the head, supported a lance-corporal who was unable to walk until the latter was hit again and apparently killed. Sergeant Hampton received another wound some time later.
(Museum of Liverpool Life)
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