Regimental number | 2044 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Launceston, Tasmania |
School | Launceston Grammar School and Ballarat School of Mines |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Mining engineer |
Address | Wynyard NW Coast, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Father, Captain H Sams, Wynyard NW Coast, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | 1st Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 10 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/20/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Company Engineers |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Left Sydney for Egypt from there went to Gallipoli and then to France". Details from Herbert Sams (Father). |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 29 |
Place of burial | Etaples Military Cemetery (Plot X, Row B, Grave No. 8), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 24 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Herbert and Frances SAMS. Native of Launceston, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Three brothers on active service. |