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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 War Memorial, 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 |
Personal Stories
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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