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WORMAN, Samuel Edward
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 518B, 518 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 June 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Norwich, England, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Willunga, Onkaparinga, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Daw Park, South Australia, 23 September 1967, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Willunga War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 518B, 8th Machine Gun Company | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 518, 8th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 518, 8th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 25 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 518B, He suffered severe gunshot wounds to both legs and left arm and was evacuated to Portsmouth Hospital. | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Driver, 518B, 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Peter Cates
Samuel migrated to Australia in 1913 and became a good friend of the Frank Sculley family of Willunga.
As from 7 September 1917 he seved as a driver with the 5th Divisonal Machine Gun Company in France where he was severely wounded on 25 September 1917.
He returned home on 13 February1919 and in 1921 married Doris Teresa Culley and they had two children.
He died at Daw Park on 23 September 1967, aged 74years.
Excerpts from the book "The Picture of Fortitude" with approval by Willunga Recreational Park.
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