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L/Cpl. Frederick William Sample

British Army 6th Btn. Yorkshire Regiment

from:Kirkbymoorside

(d.14th Sep 1916)

My uncle Fred Sample was killed on 14th of September 1916 during the night attack on the Wonderworks strongpoint above Authuille. He was a machine gunner and had spent time guarding the Suez Canal in Egypt and on the front line near Arras in July and August. The Battalion moved to the Somme on the 3rd of September. Letters from his comrades say that he was buried "at a point East of Authuille" but the grave was lost during the subsequent fighting. His name appears on the Thiepval memorial.

He was born in Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire in September 1895 and worked with his father as a boot, shoe and clog maker from the age of 13 until joining the army in 1914. His mother opened a cafe, used during the war by soldiers recuperating at Welburn Hall near to Kirkbymoorside. All his letters and other material are in the North Yorkshire County Record Office at Northallerton.

Fred Sample's parents Louisa & James in door of their cafe,used during the war by soldiers recuperating at Welburn Hall near to Kirkbymoorside.



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