George Cyril SAMSON

SAMSON, George Cyril

    Service Number: 2780
    Enlisted: 10 July 1915, Queenscliff, Vic.
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia, 1 August 1893
    Home Town: Queenscliff, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Painter
    Died: Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 8 November 1935, aged 42 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Not yet discovered
    Memorials: Geelong Operative Painters & Decorators Union of Australasia Sub Branch Honor Roll
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    World War 1 Service

    10 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2780, 24th Infantry Battalion, Queenscliff, Vic.
    27 Oct 1915: Involvement Private, 2780, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
    27 Oct 1915: Embarked Private, 2780, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
    24 Feb 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
    23 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2780, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
    14 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2780, 8th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm
    20 Sep 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2780, 8th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road
    4 Oct 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2780, 8th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge
    15 Apr 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2780, 8th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Hazebrouck
    9 Aug 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2780, 8th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens
    18 Sep 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2780, 8th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", Hindenburg Outpost Line
    21 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2780, 8th Infantry Battalion, RTA 12 May 1919 and discharged (TPE).

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