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SAMSON, Bertie James Clifford
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2784 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 July 1915, Queenscliff, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Queenscliff, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer |
| Died: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1 April 1973, cause of death not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 7 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2784, 24th Infantry Battalion, Queenscliff, Vic. | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2784, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2784, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 24 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2784, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW to left arm (paralysis). Evacuated to UK. Never rejoined unit. | |
| 14 Jun 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2784, 8th Infantry Battalion, RTA 13 February 1917 and discharged as MU (wounds). |
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