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SAMPSON, William Aaron
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1093 |
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Enlisted: | 16 September 1914, Pontville, Tasmania |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Swansea, Tasmania, 22 November 1891 |
Home Town: | Queenstown, West Coast, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Bushman |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 14 May 1915, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
16 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1093, Pontville, Tasmania | |
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22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1093, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1093, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
14 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1093, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1093 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-14 |
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