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William SAMSON

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Date of birth19 May 1891
Date of death20 June 1917
Mothers nameAnnie Elizabeth (née Bevars)
Spouses nameUnmarried
Fathers nameJohn Samson
Parents date of marriage1882
Parents place of marriageNew Zealand
SiblingsJessie Shields ( 1882), Annie Eliza Bevars (b 1884), Alice Caldwill (1885 m 1907 Taylor, d 1952), Lucy Bowen (b 1890 m 1912 Laing, d 1930)
Cause of deathKilled in action
Buried whereMessines Ridge British Cemetery. III. A. 29.
Last known residenceWaitotara
Awards1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Place of birthDunedin, Otago, New Zealand
OccupationRailway Porter or Shunter of Wanganui.
Place of deathIn the Field France or Belgium
Date of arrival overseas10 April 1916
Theatres of warSamoa 12 Aug 1914 - 15 Apr 1915), Western Front
SurnameSAMSON
War memorialWeraroa Peace Gate
Place enlistedTrentham
Christian namesWilliam
Place of arrival overseasSuez, Egypt
WarsWW 1
Service number23/2085
ReligionPresbyterian
Date enlisted16 November 1915
Final rankSergeant
Regiment or service"B" Coy 1st Bn 3rd NZ Rifle Brigade
Embarkation date21 March 1917
User reference9.229

Image of William SAMSON

NOK: Mrs A Laing, (sister), Hampden, Otago.

Height: 5' 6". Weight: 142lb.

Hair: Brown. Eyes: Brown.

Complexion: Dark. Declared age on enlistment: 24 years 3 months

Last Employer: NZ Railways Chest: 34: - 38½"

Next of Kin: Mr John Samson (father) 15a Moray Place, Dubedin (when William was in Samoa) or Mrs A Laing (sister) Hampden, Otago

Samoa Service

Enlisted: 11 August 1914 at Wellington

Regiment/Service: E Coy 10th Rfts NZ Railway Rngineers

Service Number: 4/219

Embarked: For Samoa 12 Aug 1814

Disembarked: Samoa 29 Aug 1914

Embarked: For NZ 3 April 1915 on NZT 16

Disembarkked: 14 Apr 1915 at Wellington

Discharged: 15 April 1915

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