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Private Henry Bampton-3rd/5th Bn, KLR

Posted: 10 May 2014 07:12
by Katie
3rd/5th Bn,
The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Bampton
22352
Henry
Private
Kirkdale
28th-December-1917
Son of Charles and Ann Bampton, of Liverpool.
Residence 1917 15, Candia Street, Kirkdale.
Roman Catholic Military 5 1796
Age recorded as 51 years in Burial Register
Age recorded as 49 years on CWGC

Below is his entry from the Roman Catholic Register for Anfield Cemetery

60592
R/C
3rd-Jan-1918
Henry
Brampton
51
Private-Royal Defence Corps
15, Candia Street
Kirkdale
Military 5 1796

The above soldier's date of death is incorrect on CWGC. They have him recorded as having died 28th December 1918

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casua ... N,%20HENRY

His death was Registered

Deaths Dec 1917 (>99%)
Bampton Henry 51 W.Derby 8b 514

I will look up his entry in the Original CWGC register at Liverpool, before sending a error report in.

Re: Private Henry Bampton-3rd/5th Bn, KLR

Posted: 10 May 2014 09:15
by Bertieone
Date of Birth, 25 March, 1868.

Death, 28, 12, 1917, Pension Records (revision of Pension)

Also, 6299, Royal Welch Fusiliers, Res. 1914 for 12 days, discharged medically unfit.

Re: Private Henry Bampton-3rd/5th Bn, KLR

Posted: 10 May 2014 21:58
by Katie
Thank you Bertie for confirmation. Most probably a error has been made when CWGC has transferred details from hard copy to digital copy easy enough to hit the 8 when it should have been 7 done it myself plenty of times.