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SAMS, Kenneth Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 138333, N288314 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 January 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | Area Signals |
| Born: | East Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 12 February 1919 |
| Home Town: | Maitland, Maitland Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental (Ground Accident), Milne Bay, New Guinea, 29 June 1944, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea A3 D 24 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bathurst Citizens who Paid the Supreme Sacrifice Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 138333 | |
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| 28 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N288314, 20th (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
| 19 Nov 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 138333, Area Signals | |
| 19 Nov 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 138333 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Alexander Ernest and Kathleen Elizabeth Sams; husband of Ina Ethelda May Sams, of East Maitland, New South Wales.
HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE EVER REMEMBERED
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Leading Aircraftman Kenneth Alexander Sams 138333 of Number 10 Signals Unit died from severe petrol burns at Milne Bay, New Guinea