| Regimental number | 3911 |
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland |
| School | Adelphi Terrace, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 26 |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Occupation | Rubber dispatch |
| Address | Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Height | 5' 4.5" |
| Weight | 164 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, I. Samuel, 113 Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 7th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Australian Cemetery Memorial (V.C. Corner, Panel No. 17), Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 168 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Israel and Jeanie SAMUEL, 113 Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to join 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916. Admitted to 8th Field Ambulance, South Rail Head, 12 May 1916 (diarrhoea and vomiting); transferred to 14th Field Ambulance, 13 May 1916 (pyrexia, unknown origin); to 8th Field Ambulance, 15 May 1916 (rheumatism); discharged to and rejoined unit, Ferry Post, 19 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Fate subsequently determined as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presume Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Statement, Red Cross File No 24100207, 3943 Pte W. STEELE, C Company, 59th Bn, 4 September 1916: '"Paddy the cook" otherwise Pte. E. Shaw 2444 C. (cook) 59th. Batt told me he saw Samuel's dead body during the night of July 19th. at Fleurbaix. Shaw was out all night and saw the body while going over in the charge or coming back afterwards. He told me this when he came back to the battalion, after being in hospital for a few days.' |
| Miscellaneous details | Surname incorrectly recorded on Embarkation Roll as SAMUELS. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, SAMUEL Edward Ephraim Barnet
Red Cross File No 24100207 |
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