Regimental number | 3227 |
Place of birth | Waterloo, Sydney, New South Wales |
School | George St Public School, Redfern, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Baker |
Address | Ovens Vale, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, James T Sammons, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Light Horse Regiment, 26th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/9/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 4), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 15 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Mary SAMMONS, "La Meuse", Lilli Pilli, New South Wales. Native of Waterloo, Sydney, New South Wales |