Bombardier Robert W Hempton

Robert William Hempton was the son of William and Rosanna Hempton and husband of Evelyn Mary Hempton, of St Thomas’, Exeter. He enlisted in The Royal Artillery and volunteered for Airborne forces.

Bombardier Hempton successfully completed glider training and was posted to 1 Airlanding Light Regiment, Royal Artillery, and took part in Operation Market Garden (Arnhem).

Bdr Hempton was killed in action on 17 September 1944, aged 28. He died together with Frederick Brown, Eric Stubbs, Henry Tustin and glider pilots, Laurence Cook and Roy Rowland, when their glider crashed in the Elisabeth Polder behind the barn on Mr Reijnders farm, Oude Heijningsedijk, Fijnaart. They were all initially buried in the Community Cemetery at Dinteloord and re-interred to Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery on 27 May 1946.

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