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SAMSON, Harold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX34973 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia , 23 August 1916 |
| Home Town: | Bentleigh, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurseryman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 23 February 1945, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Plot HH, Row D, Grave 7. Personal Inscription ~ "HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE...EVER REMEMBERED". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, VX34973 | |
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| 3 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, VX34973 | |
| 1 Jul 1943: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion , Unit ~~ Australian Army Catering Corps (Attached 2/5th Australian Infantry Battalion) |
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