Person

Abraham Hampson was born on 31 May 1892 in Silksworth, Sunderland. He was the youngest son of James Hampson (1866), a coal miner from Bolton, Lancashire and Martha Ann Hampson (1867) from Lancaster, Lancashire. Abraham was the only child of three girls and three boys to be born in County Durham. The other children were born in Lancashire.

In 1901 the family lived at 44 Victoria Street, Manchester, Lancashire and, by the time of the 1911 census, had moved to 88 Stuart Street, Clayton, Manchester, Lancashire. Abraham was working as a motor fitter on the census date.

Abraham joined the Royal Naval Air Service on 7 December 1915. He was given the service number F10086 and the rank of Air Mechanic 1st Class. Little is known of his service until 29 June 1916 when, starting on a flight for France from Dover Air Station, the aeroplane in which he was travelling was caught by a gust of wind, side-slipped and was wrecked.

Abraham died on 30 June 1916 in the Military Hospital, Western Heights, Dover, Kent from multiple injuries sustained in the crash. The pilot of the aeroplane was Flight Lieutenant Geoffrey Richard Henry Talbot who was killed instantly.

Abraham Hampson is buried in Philips Park Cemetery, Miles Platting, Manchester, Lancashire. He was awarded the British War Medal for his service in World War One.

Civil Parish: Sunderland

Birth date: 31-May-1892

Death date: 30-Jun-1916

Armed force/civilian: Navy

Residence: 44 Victoria Street, Manchester, Lancashire (1901 census)
88 Stuart Street, Clayton, Manchester, Lancashire (1911 census)

Employment: Motor fitter (1911 census)

Family: Parents: James Hampson (1866), Martha Ann Hampson (1867)
Siblings: Annie Hampson (1884), James Henry Hampson (1887), John Hampson (1889), Margaret Hampson (1891), Ida Hampson (1902)

Military service:

F10086
Air mechanic 1st class, 7 December 1915

Medal(s): British War Medal

Memorial(s): Philips Park Cemetery, Miles Platting, Manchester, Lancashire (Grave C.694)

Gender: Male

Contributed by David D, Stanley, Co Durham