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SAMS, Vernon Louis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1742 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Warwick, Southern Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 29 July 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane Grammar School Memorial Library WW1 Honour Board 2, Launceston Church Grammar School WW1 Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Warwick War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1742, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1742, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney |
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