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Spr. Jesse Hampton
British Army 179th Tunnelling Coy. Royal Engineers
from:Ogley Hay, Staffordshire
(d.18th May 1918)
Jesse Hampton was my GG Uncle on my Dad's side of the family. He was born December 1897 to Emma and Thomas Hampton in a small mining village called Ogley Hay in Staffordshire. His family were miners and had been for generations. He joined the army and was sent underground with the 179th Tunnelling Company. This was a very dangerous job, and I assume he was chosen because he would have already had a few years experience as a miner back in England. He was killed by the effects of gas on the 18th of May 1918 and is buried in St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen. Q.III.H.5.