Regimental number | 175 |
Place of birth | Stansbury, South Australia |
School | Edithburgh Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Edithburg, Yp, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Henry Sampson, same address |
Previous military service | Served in the Compulsory Training Scheme. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 43rd Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/60/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was a good clean living boy. (Father) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Surname spelt SAMPSON |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Bronfay Farm Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row G, Grave No. 51), Bray-Sur-Somme, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 176 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Annie SAMPSON, Edithburgh, York Peninsula, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |