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SANSOM, Charles Frank
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3991 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cerne, Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Busselton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | State School, England |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 6 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France, Puchevillers British Cemetery, Puchevillers, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Busselton Cenotaph Victoria Square, Busselton Rotary Park of Remembrance Memorial Walk, Busselton St Mary's Anglican Church Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3991, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 22 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3991, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3991, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ajana, Fremantle | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 48th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 16th Battalion to the 48th Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir | |
| 6 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3991, 48th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3991 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-06 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 20 years
Son of John and Annie Sansom of 37 The Grove, Dorchester, England
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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