Regimental number | 4118 |
Place of birth | Carmarthershire, South Wales |
School | Pembrokeshire School, South Wales |
Age on arrival in Australia | 23 |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Raymond Street, Collie, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Father, David Samson, Trefedw, Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 32 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot LXII, Row B, Grave No. 14), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 121 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of David SAMSON, Trefedw, Hebron, Carmarthenshire, Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |