SAMPSON, Alfred
| Service Number: | 659 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Born: | Hendon, Middlesex, England., 1871 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Church School, England |
| Occupation: | Ship's fireman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, The Somme, near Pozieres. France, 2 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Pozières British Cemetery Grave-IV. K. 44. Personal Inscription: ONE OF THE NOBLEST ONE OF THE BEST HIS DUTY DONE NOW AT REST , Pozieres British Cemetery Ovillers-La Boisselle, Pozieres, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 659, 9th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 659, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane | |
| 2 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 659, 13th Light Trench Mortar Battery, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 659 awm_unit: 13 Light Trench Mortar Battery awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-02 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Attestation states birth in London, Middlesex
Births Dec 1871 Sampson Alfred Hendon 3a 126
He was 45 and the son of William and Phoebe Sampson.
Age on arrival in Australia 15.
Served in Thornycrofts Mounted Infantry and went through South African War.
He became a Sergeant and was one of the men sent to London to represent the colonies at the late King Edward's coronation.
Enlistment date 31 August 1914 Private-9th Battalion, F Company.
Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A5 Omrah on 24 September 1914-at this time he was said to be 34 which appears to be incorrect.
Sister, Mrs R Cleall, 50 Palmer Avenue,[Parma Crescent?]Lavender Hill, Clapham Junction, London S.W.11., England.