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SAMMON, James Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6844 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 September 1916, Emerald, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Clermont, Queensland, Australia, 16 July 1886 |
| Home Town: | Clermont, Isaac, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Copperfiled State School |
| Occupation: | Selector |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 5 October 1917, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6844, Emerald, Queensland | |
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| 27 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6844, 9th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6844, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Loraine Anderson
Son of Patrick Sammon and Alice Mary Josephine Dixon
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