Regimental number | 4310 |
Place of birth | Dubbo, New South Wales |
School | Dubbo District Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Mechanical engineer |
Address | Currawong, Narromine, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, J Samuels, Currawong, Narromine, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served as Trooper 192, 5th Batt 1st Australian Light Horse, South Africa (Boer War). |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He gave up as very remunerative position as Engineer in South Argentine, South America to come back to Australia and enlist. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 31 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | Adelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row F, Grave No. 3), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 30 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Dubbo Cemetery, New South Wales. Parents: Joseph and Elizabeth SAMUELS, 'Currawang', New South Wales. Native of Dubbo, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 4315 Pte Alfred Ernest SAMUELS, 54th Bn, killed in action, 20 July 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |