Sergeant Douglas Eric James Hampson
Killed in Action in WW2
Date of Death:
General Information
Conflict:
WW2
Regimental No.:
R/54019
Cause of Death (in war):
Killed in Action
Branch:
Air Force
Regiment:
Canadian Forces
Battalion:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Company:
102 (R.A.F.) Sqdn
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Ottawa, Ontario
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
18 years 4 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
20 years 3 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
20 years 3 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Student
Next of Kin:
Edmund Erle Hampson, 6184 Notre Dame de Grace Ave., Apt 42, Montreal, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
P.O. Box 184, Huntingdon, Quebec
Religion:
Church of England
Place of Enlistment:
Ottawa, Ontario
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 10.0 in / 178 cm
Weight:
144 lbs / 65 kg
Chest:
36.0 in / 91 cm
Expansion:
3.0 in / 8 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Died in Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
705 days in service
Buried at:
Plot:
14. B. 9.
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Douglas Eric James Hampson
Whitley V night bomber
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW2 |
Sergeant |
Canadian Forces |
Air Force |
Royal Canadian Air Force |
102 (R.A.F.) Sqdn |
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Notes
Attended Forest Hill Village public school 1930-1935
St Andrew College, Aurora, Ontario 1934-1939 (high school)
Enjoyed Basketball, football, hockey, cricket, swimming, boxing and wrestling. Also camping, canoeing, sailing, hunting and fishing
Additional Service Notes
There is a notice dated May 16, 1940 stating:
1. I am directed to advise that, since the above named Officer has been guilty of a breach of flying regu1tions and local rules which resulted in his crash, a medical board is to be convened and his retirement proceeded with,
2. May this Headquarters be advised, please,a s to what time Pilot Officer Hampson arrives at his home in order that gazette action may be completed.
3, This Officer is to be informed that, should he so desire, favourable consideration will be given to his enlistment for training as a pilot under the Joint Air Training Plan.
It appears that he was involved in a flying accident on Jan 13, 1940 while flying near Aurora, Ontario and suffered a concusion and various facial injuries.
Very little information about his death available from service file.
Records indicate that on 15 August 1941, a twin engine Whitley V night bomber (serial Z6877) operated by No. 102 Squadron was shot down. Sgt D. E. J. Hampson was killed in that aircraft, while other crew members were taken prisoner. The crash occurred near Quakenbrück, Germany. Though specific mission details for 15 August are not widely documented online, the crash near Quakenbrück on that night supports that it was part of a night bombing operation over northern Germany, possibly on the Ruhr region. The 102 Squadron wsa operating from RAF Topcliffe, North Yorkshire, England, near Thirsk, North Yorkshire.
On the night of 14–15 August 1941, Bomber Command was targeting industrial and rail targets in Germany, possibly the Ruhr or northwestern Germany.
Sgt. Hampson's Whitley was likely shot down on the return leg, based on the crash location near Quakenbrück, which is west of Bremen — consistent with returning aircraft being intercepted by night fighters or flak.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Father Edmund Erle Hampson born Huntingdon, Quebec. Employed as a mining executive
Mother Beatrice Elina Bell born Liverpool, England
on a different form mother listed as Edna Charlotte born in Ottawa, Ontario
At enlistment living in Huntingdon, Quebec
6184 Notre Dame de Grace Ave., Apt 42 Montreal, Quebec
Research Notes
LAC Service file sparse
