Rampton of Herriard Family Chart no. 94

	Robert Budd RAMPTON		Mabel Florence ADAMS
	born 23 Jan 1885 at Ovington [Aus Army Record]		born circa 1882 at Ropley
			m. 1902 Alresford RD
	d. 5 Jun 1950, aged 65 bur. Cheltenham Cemetery, Charles Sturt City, South Australia
	Saddle and Harness Maker (1911) Saddler (1924)

Their Children

Florence	William Robert
born 1903 Ropley	born 1907 Alresford
	d. 15 Oct 1940 bur. Cheltenham Cemetery, Charles Sturt City, South Australia

Additional Information

Robert was the only one of his siblings not born in Bishops Sutton. In 1891, he was living with his widowed mother in Bighton; in 1901, he was living in St Bartholomew Hyde Winchester. He emigrated to Australia, along with Mabel, Florence and William (plus Florence's infant son, Norman H Rampton), arriving on the ship Orama on 19 Dec 1924 at Adelaide.

Robert served as a Private in the Australian Army, having enlisted 30 Sep 1939. He was discharged on 17 Sep 1944. His wife's name, and his place of birth, are noted on his service record, and his place of residence was Woodville South Australia. His service record is summarised in this information taken from the Australian veterans website:

Name:	Robert Budd RAMPTON
Service:	Australian Army
Service Number:	S212310
Date of Birth:	23 Jan 1885
Place of Birth:	Hampshire, England
Date of Enlistment:	30 Sep 1939
Locality on Enlistment:	Woodville, SA
Place of Enlistment:	Adelaide SA
Next of Kin:	Mabel RAMPTON
Date of Discharge:	17 Sep 1944
Rank:	Private
Posting at Discharge:	SA L of C W/S AEME
WW2 Honours & Gallantry:	None
POW:	No

When he died in 1950, he was given a military memorial stone, and there is a photo of the memorial on FindaGrave. The stone gives his service number (S212310), rank of Craftsman, and corps was the Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Son William Robert is buried in the same cemetery; in the immigration documents, William is described as a Carpenter's Mate.

Family Group Identifiers

Family: HERRIARD1
Family Group: herriard094