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SAMPFORD, William Miles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2928 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 July 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wyalong, New South Wales, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Subiaco, Nedlands, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Implement Fitter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 6 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Subiaco Fallen Soldiers Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2928, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2928, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2928, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Hororata, Fremantle | |
| 29 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 48th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 16th Battalion to the 48th Battalion at Serapeum | |
| 6 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2928, 48th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2928 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-06 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Ernest Miles Sampford and Mary Ann Sampford of 415 Rokeby Road, Subiaco, WA; brother of Eric James Sampford and also Charles Raymond Sampford who was killed in action on 18 September 1918 while serving with the 48th Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victorry Medal