Gerald Philip Crampton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 May 1894 |
| Died | 1983 |
| Allegiance | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom |
 British Indian Army | |
| Unit | Northamptonshire Regiment Hampshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion 9th Gorkha Rifles |
| Battles/wars | |
Gerald Philip Crampton (14 May 1894-1983) was an officer in the British Indian Army attached to the 9th Gorkha Rifles.[1]
Early life and education[edit | edit source]
Gerald Crampton was born on 14 May 1894, to Thomas Hobbs, a physician, and Augusta.[2] He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood, London, leaving there in 1912 before studying science at Downing College, Cambridge.[2][3]
Career[edit | edit source]
Crampton was commissioned into the British Indian Army, serving with the Northamptonshire Regiment, the Hampshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion, and the 9th Gorkha Rifles, and participated in the campaigns at Gallipoli and in Mesopotamia.[4][5][6][7]
On 10 April 1919, Crampton was passing through Amritsar railway station en route to Peshawar from Dehradun with his regiment when the station came under attack by a large crowd.[8][9] He was subsequently ordered to remain in Amritsar.[8][9] On 13 April 1919, he was formally placed in charge of the troops at Jalianwalla Bagh, acting under the direction of Reginald Dyer.[4][10][11]
References[edit | edit source]
- ā Choudhuri, P. (1984). 9 Gurkha Rifles: A Regimental History, 1817-1947. Vision Books. pp. 105ā107.
- ā 2.0 2.1 School (1936). London (England) Merchant Taylors' School. Merchant's Taylors' Company. p. 4.
- ā Merchant Taylors' School Register, 1851-1920. Merchant's Taylors' Company. 1923. p. 370.
- ā 4.0 4.1 Perkins, p. 191
- ā "Life story: Gerald Philip Crampton | Lives of the First World War". livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ā The 9th Gurkha Rifles. Royal United Service Institution. 1937. p. 261.
- ā "1st Battalion, 9th Gurkha Rifles" (PDF). Supplement to The London Gazette. 3 August 1920. p. 8065. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ā 8.0 8.1 Wagner, p. 100
- ā 9.0 9.1 Collett, p. 234
- ā Wagner, p. 247
- ā Collett, p. 259
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
- Collett, Nigel (2007). The Butcher of Amritsar: General Reginald Dyer. A&C Black. ISBN 1-85285-575-4.
- Perkins, Roger (1989). The Amritsar Legacy: Golden Temple to Caxton Hall, the Story of a Killing. Picton. ISBN 978-0-948251-44-3.
- Wagner, Kim A. (2019). Amritsar 1919: An empire of fear & the making of a massacre. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-24546-2.
- Report of the Committee Appointed in the Government of India to Investigate the Disturbances in the Punjab, Etc (Hunter Inquiry). H.M. Stationery Office. 1920.