| Regimental number | 2044 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Launceston, Tasmania |
| School | Launceston Grammar School and Ballarat School of Mines |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Mining engineer |
| Address | Wynyard NW Coast, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Next of kin | Father, Captain H Sams, Wynyard NW Coast, Tasmania |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Driver |
| Unit name | 1st Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 10 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/20/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Company Engineers |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Left Sydney for Egypt from there went to Gallipoli and then to France". Details from Herbert Sams (Father). |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
| Age at death | 29 |
| Place of burial | Etaples Military Cemetery (Plot X, Row B, Grave No. 8), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 24 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Herbert and Frances SAMS. Native of Launceston, Tasmania |
| Family/military connections | Three brothers on active service. |