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SAMMONS, James Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 39813 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 August 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA. Field Artillery Brigades |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Kent, England, 30 April 1890 |
| Home Town: | Payneham, Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Machinist |
| Died: | South Australia, 27 November 1977, aged 87 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia General area A, Path 14, Grave 917. Interred on 29 November 1977, number 1019461 which expires 24 September 2061. Commemorated with a plaque in the Adelaide Garden of Remembrance |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 39813, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA. Field Artillery Brigades | |
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| 30 Apr 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 39813, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Darwin embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 30 Apr 1918: | Embarked Gunner, 39813, Field Artillery Brigades, SS Port Darwin, Sydney | |
| 17 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , From 4th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 39813 | |
| 19 Jun 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 39813, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 4th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of E. Sammons of 18 St. Margaret's Terrace, Plumstead, Kent, England
Commenced return to Australia on 5 January 1920 aboard SS Cape Vede disembarking on the 22 February 1920
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 15 March 1922 James married Ruby Ann Alley Braley in St Paul's Church, Adelaide, SA. The following year Ruby applied for legal separation which was dismissed. Father of Ernest Sammons and Robert James Sammons
At the time of his death he was residing at Mile End, SA
Also served in the the British Volunteer Artillery Brigades