| Regimental number | 761 |
| Place of birth | Redfern, New South Wales |
| School | St Vincents (Catholic) School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Driver |
| Address | 20 Shepherd Street, Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs I K Sampson, 20 Shepherd Street, Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served in the 33rd Regiment, Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | Anzac Cyclist Battalion, Reinforcement 7 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 12/1/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 761A |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death | 21 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXXVI, Row G, Grave No. II), Passchendaele, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 34 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and James SAMPSON, 20 Shepherd Street, Redfern, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Uncle: Henry Sampson returned and died with flu. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked from Sydney, 9 November 1916; disembarked Devonport, 9 January 1917. Admitted to Fargo Military Hospital (pleurisy; seriously ill), 11 June 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 16 July 1917; taken on strength, 2nd Bn, 30 July 1917. Reallotted regimental no. 761A. Wounded in action (shrapnel wound, left shoulder), 23 September 1917; rejoined Bn, 19 October 1917. Killed in action, 19 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal After the war, when War Cemeteries were being formally established, his mother chose as the inscription on his headstone the words: 'Could I his mother have clasped his hand, the son I loved so well and kissed his brow when death was near and whispered my son goodbye'. The Office of War Graves advised her, 8 April 1922, that this inscription was too long, since the maximum number of letters and spaces allowed was 66. Upon receiving this advice, she chose, 18 April 1922, 'Sacred Heart of Jesus have mercy on his soul'. |
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