Lawrence Cecil (Sammy) SAMPSON

SAMPSON, Lawrence Cecil

Service Number: S85859
Enlisted: 8 April 1942
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 6th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Born: Adelaide, South Australia, 15 July 1915
Home Town: Whyalla (Formerly Hummock's Hill), Whyalla, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Boilermaker
Died: Natural causes (heart attack), Whyalla, South Australia, 17 March 1980, aged 64 years
Cemetery: Whyalla Cemetery, S.A.
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World War 2 Service

8 Apr 1942: Enlisted Private, S85859, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Whyalla, South Australia
8 Apr 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S85859
9 Apr 1942: Involvement Private, S85859, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces
8 Apr 1944: Discharged Private, S85859, 6th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)

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Biography contributed by Frank Sampson

I know that dad was in the light horse before he came to Whyalla, where he helped build the shipyard. His commanding officer in Adelaide was Colonel Pasco.

I hope this may help trace his records. - Frank Sampson