Regimental number | 169 |
Place of birth | Clunes, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Fireman |
Address | Harper Street, Midland Junction, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 43 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 155 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs. M. Sampson, Harper Street, Midland Junction, Western Australia |
Previous military service | 1st Reg Vic Rifles 10 yrs (Resigned) Signalling Corps |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Signal Company Engineers Reinforcement 1 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 22/11/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board TRANSPORT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Divisional Signal Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Ellen SAMPSON |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Durham Castle', 10 March 1918; disembarked Perth Fremantle, 4 May 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Perth, 23 May 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 65 |
Place of burial | Midland Junction Cemetery, Western Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SAMPSON Frederick |