SANSUM, Arthur Harold
| Service Number: | 5037 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 November 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Humffray Street State School, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 14 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Sunken Road Cemetery, Contalmaison Sunken Road Cemetery, Contalmaison, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Barkly Street Uniting Church Memorial Window, Bunbury War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5037, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5037, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5037, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle | |
| 14 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 5037, 48th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5037 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-14 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Cpl Arthur Harold Sansum, killed in action in France on 14 August 1916, was the youngest son of John and Emily Sansum, of Richmond, late of Humffray street, Ballarat. He was 27 years of age. He attended the Humffray street State school, and gained a scholarship, finishing his education at Grenville College. He also attended the Barkly street Methodist Church and Sunday school until he left Ballarat. He spent some time in West Australia, and was then appointed to the Mount Jeffcott State school, Victoria. Later he returned to West Australia, being employed on the clerical staff of the Railways. He volunteered for active service in Kalgoorlie and Perth, and was finally accepted at Bunbury, where he held the position of traffic manager.
Edited from Ballarat Courier 23 September 1916.
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