Sergeant

William Samson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Annie Elizabeth Samson. Also served in Samoa.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
23/2085
Name:
William Samson
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs A. Laing (sister), Hampden, Otago, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Railway porter
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 1 Battalion, B Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
20 June 1917
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
04 March 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 47
HMNZT 48
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. A. 29.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
William Samson
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