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SAMS, Laurence James
Personal Details
Service Number: | 407834 |
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Enlisted: | 6 January 1941 |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | No. 460 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Hammersmith, England United Kingdom , 4 October 1909 |
Home Town: | Mount Bryan, South Australia |
Schooling: | St. Peter's College, Adelaide, South Australia |
Occupation: | Clerk, Assistant Manager Mt. Bryan Hotel |
Died: | Flying Battle - target Duisburg Germany, North West Europe, 26 July 1942, aged 32 years |
Cemetery: |
Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany Plot 15. Row C. Grave 12 Local Roll of Honour- Adelaide, South Australia. |
Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gawler Council WW2 Honour Roll, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Mount Bryan and District Roll of Honour WW2 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
6 Jan 1941: | Involvement Sergeant, 407834 | |
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6 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
6 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 407834 | |
6 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 407834 | |
26 Jul 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 407834, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 | |
Date unknown: | Involvement |
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