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SAMMONS, Edward Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3469 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 July 1916, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Cootamundra, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1943, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3469, 55th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW | |
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| 22 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 55th Infantry Battalion, Reverted back to Private on 27 March 1917 | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3469, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 3469, 55th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 55th Infantry Battalion, Accidentally wounded. Severe wound to the right arm and hand resulting in the amputation of his thumb | |
| 13 Aug 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3469, 55th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to amputation |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Thomas Sammons and Mary Emma Sammons of Hurley Street, Cootamundra, NSW later of 'La Meuse', Lilli Pill, NSW . Brother of Thomas Sammons, Ernest James Sammons who died of wounds on 24 April 1918 and is buried in Franvillers Communal Cemetery Plot1, Row A, Grave 4, John Alan Sammons and Mary Ethel Sammons
Commenced return to Australia on 21 December 1917 aboard HT Persic disembarking 12 February 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c Edward married Phyllis M. Macbeth in St Leonards, NSW