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Arthur George SAMPSON

Regimental number3132
Place of birthMenindie River Darling, New South Wales
Place of birthMenindee, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationTrain driver
Address231 Bridge Road, Forrest Lodge, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinMother, Mrs H Sampson, 231 Bridge Road, Forrest Lodge, New South Wales
Enlistment date8 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 1, Reinforcement 1
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/29/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 15 August 1917
Place of death or woundingZillebeke, near Ypres, Belgium
Age at death30
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialPerth Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 7) (China Wall), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
11
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Hannah SAMPSON

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