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Henry Herbert SAMS

Regimental number676
Place of birthMarsden, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressParkes Street, West Wyalong, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jane Flood Sam, Parkes Street, West Wyalong, New South Wales
Enlistment date25 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 12 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 9 July 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Jane SAMS; Wife: Ethel SAMS. Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death25 July 1940
Age at death58
Place of burialWaverley Cemetery, New South Wales

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