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Local Heroes - Your streets were their streets Local Heroes - Your streets were their streets

The names of 197 local men who lost their lives in World War I are
inscribed on the bells of the Memorial Community Church in Plaistow. They are our local heroes

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William Hampton

Private
Gloucestershire
Born
Wanstead - c. 1882
Died
France and Flanders - 16 August 1917
Age
35
Death
Killed in action
Served in
Gloucestershire
Awards
Unknown
Memorials
Unknown
Lived
38 Hayday Road, Canning Town

William's story

His sister, Mrs M Cakebread, lived at 38 Hayday Road, Canning Town; we don’t know if he did himself.

The Tabernacle Messenger reported that F Hampton was one of the servicemen who received a parcel for Christmas 1914

Service Number
260056
Mother
Unknown
Father
Unknown
Spouse
Unknown
Buried
Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium
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