Samuel Thomas (Sam) PODGER

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Service Number:	3910
Enlisted:	20 November 1915, Perth, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 23 April 1891
Home Town:	Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Shunter
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 13 February 1917, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Bulls Road Cemetery, Flers
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Fremantle Municipality Roll of Honour, Fremantle Fallen Sailors & Soldiers Memorial

20 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3910, 28th Infantry Battalion, Perth, Western Australia
12 Feb 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3910, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
12 Feb 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3910, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle
2 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
9 Sep 1916:	Wounded Private, 3910, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , Shell wound (found buried by Canadian troops)
13 Feb 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3910, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3910 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-02-13

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Samuel Thomas PODGER was born in Ballarat, Victoria in 1891

His parents were Charles PODGER & Annie LEGG