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Pte George William Sams
British Army 12th/13th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers
Sams, George, William. Private, 19/1037. Killed in action on 27th September 1918. Aged 22 years.
Buried in Le Quesnoy Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, in grave I. C. 2.
Son of William and S. E. Sams, of 3, Strawberry Terrace, Hazlerigg, Dinnington Colliery, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Was in the 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers with the service number 19/1037, However the 19th Btn records show, Pte Sams, was serving with the 12th/13th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers at the time of his death. It also states that he died in Germany.
From the 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Roll of Honour.