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Pte. George Sampson
British Army East Yorkshire Regiment
(d.3rd November 1916)
Pte. Harold Stanley Sampson
British Army 5th Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment
from:Diptford, South Brent, Devon
(d.18th September 1918)
Harold Sampson was the son of a Devonshire farmer, Henry Sampson, his mother was Emily. He was born in Cornwood, Devon, in 1862 and was one of 8 children. By 1911, the family were living at Bowerdon Farm, Buckfastleigh, Harold was 15 and working on the farm. Henry Sampson was not keen for Harold to sign up, possibly as he was needed on the farm.
Harold enlisted with the Royal Berkshire Regiment and in 1918 was with the 5th Battalion, part of Kitchener's 12th (Eastern) Division that took part in the Battle of Epehy on 18th September 1918. Unfortunately, Harold was one of 265 Allied service men killed on that day.
Harold was buried in Epehy Wood Farm Cemetery close to the village of Epehy. Plots I and II were created by the men of the 12th (Eastern Division) for the casualties of that battle.
Pte. I. W. Sampson
Australian Imperial Forces 33rd Btn.
(d.7th June 1916)
J. W. Sampson
Australian Imperial Force. 34th Btn.
from:Gunnedah, NSW, Australia
(d.7th Jun 1917)
Pte. J. Sampson
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Hirst
Wounded July 1916
Pte. William Sampson MM
British Army
from:London
Pte George William Sams
British Army 12th/13th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers
from:3, Strawberry Terrace, Hazlerigg, Dinnington Colliery, Newcastle-on-Tyne
(d.27th Sep 1918)
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.
Phillip Sams
British 2nd Btn. West Riding (Duke of Wellingtons)
(d.5th May 1915)
Sea. George Samson VC.
Royal Navy HMS Victory
from:Carnoustie, Scotland
Seaman George Samson was awarded his VC for his actions at Gallipoli. "The Carnoustie man, under heavy fire, helped the wounded during the landings in Turkey. He was hit over and over again, and when he returned to England, his body still contained a dozen pieces of shrapnel."
Pte Thomas Samson
British Army 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.28th March 1918)
Samson, Thomas, Private, 19/1342, Killed in action on 28th March 1918.
Remembered on the Pozieres Memorial panel 16 to 18.
From the Northumberland Fusiliers Roll of Honour.
Pte. Charles Lewis Samuel
British Army 10th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment
from:Birmingham
L/Cpl. John Alexander Munro Samuel
British Army 1st Btn. B Coy. Cameron Highlanders
from:Glasgow, Scotland
Jack Samuel suffered from shell-shock and could not resume work as an auctioneer after the War. He was my grandfather and a gentleman. I have no photos of him.
L/Cpl. S. C. Samuel
Army Durham Light Infantry
Capt. Arthur Purefoy Irwin Samuels
British Army 11th Btn., C Coy. Royal Irish Rifles
(d.24th Sep 1916)
Captain Samuels was aged 28 when he died of a machine gun bullet wound.
He was the son of the Rt Hon. Mr Justice Samuels of Clogheeren, Howth, Dublin, and the husband of Dorothy Gage Samuels (nee Young), Millmount, Randalstown, Co. Antrim.
Arthur Samuels is buried in Ration Farm (La Plus Douve) Cemetery Annexe, Grave I.B.25.
Pte Bernard Samuels
British Army 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.24th Aug 1918)
Samuels, Bernard. Private, 69606, Killed on 24th August 1918. Aged 19 years.
Buried in Godewaersvelde British Cemetery, Nord, in grave II. C. 19.
Only son of Isaac and Sarah Samuels, of 15/17, Pimlico Walk, Hoxton, London.
From the 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Roll of Honour.
2/Lt. C. J.H. Samuels
British Army 11th Btn., D Coy. Royal Irish Rifles
Pte. Charles Samuels
British Army British West Indies Regiment
from:Elizabeth, Jamaica
(d.13th Feb 1917)
Private Samuels was the Son of Edward and Mary Samuels, of Ipswich, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica. He was 24 when he died and is buried in the Falmouth Cemetery in Jamaica.
Pte. Sidney Gerald Samuels
British Army 12th Btn. East Surrey Regiment
from:Southill
(d.24th November 1918)
Pte. Sidney Gerald Samuels
British Army 12th Battalion East Surrey Regiment
from:Southill
(d.24th November 1918)
Pte. Frederick James Samwell
British Army 1st Btn. Essex Regiment
from:20 Oxford Street, Far Cotton, Northampton
(d.14th April 1917)
Frederick Samwell was reported missing on 14th April 1917 during the Essex and Newfoundland's Regiments attack on Infantry Hill outside Monchy-le-Preux. His wife reportedly died from grief shortly after. He was 38 years old.
Pte. D. Sandall
Army 13th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
L/Cpl. Frederick William Sandbach
British Army 1st/1st Cheshire Field Coy. Royal Engineers
from:Port Sunlight
(d.25th September 1915)
We found a postcard years ago written from Fred Sandbach to my Grandmother, Molly Sandbach. He hoped she was being a good girl and behaving and going to bed well. He was her favourite brother and died when she was about 5 years old. We would never have even heard about him but for I found the postcard and asked.
We should commemorate such great sacrifice and we will continue to honour my Great Uncle Fred in our family. I was stunned whilst researching my Uncle Fred to find he was born in Nantwich, the place my family moved back to and my partner and family are all from. I had no idea we had such local connections.
Pte. Albert Edward Sandell
British Army 19th (County of London) Batallion (St. Pancras) London Regiment
(d.7th December 1917)
Pte. Charles Sandell
13th. Btn.
from:Boxley Road, Maidstone
(d.31st. Aug 1916)
I have a very substantial amount of data concerning my uncle Charles Sandell, some of which is being included in an autobiography. I also carried out a lot of research into his brief army career, and the incidents surrounding his death near High Wood in 1916.
Pte. Edward Thomas Sandell
British Army 13th Btn. Royal Fusiliers
from:Wimbledon
(d.1st Oct 1917)
Edward Sandell was reported missing in action in Polygon Wood.
Cpl. Leonard Sandercock
British Army 1st Btn. Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
from:Luxulyan, Cornwall
(d.18th Apr 1917)
Pte Samuel James Sandercock
British Army 10th Btn Duke of Cornwall Light Infantary
from:Luxulyan, Cornwall
(d.31st July 1916)
Samuel Sandercock was born in abt. 1884 in Luxulyan, Cornwall, Sam was a private in the Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry 10th Battalion. He was killed in action on the 31st July 1916. His name is listed at Thiepval Memorial in France, indicating that his body was sadly not recovered from the field of battle. He is also listed on the Treverbyn, St Austell memorial.
Pte. Abner Edwin Sanders
British Army 1st Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Belper, Milford
(d.1st Nov 1914)
Abner Edwin Sanders enlisted on Tuesday 23rd Feb 1904 at Normanton Barracks, Derby. (7 years with colours, 5 years in reserve). He embarked from Southampton on 13th August 1914. On Wednesday 14th October 1914 he was shot in the side of the head during battle of La Bassee around Bout del Ville (Rue Mathieu). He died of wounds at The Connaught Military Hospital, Aldershot on Sunday 1st November 1914 and was buried at Alfreton Military Cemetary. He is commemorated at Alfreton War Memorial, Milford War and Memorial, St Peters Marble Memorial Belper.
The Derbyshire Times of Saturday 31st October 1914 reported:
Milford Soldier Dangerously Wounded. Private Abner Sanders of the Northumberland Fusiliers of Hopping Hill, Milford, a son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Sanders of Nottingham Rd Belper, now lies at Aldershot in a dangerous condition. He was engaged in the battle of La Bassee Canal and received a terrible wound in the right side of the head. Sanders underwent an operation at Aldershot, but has only been conscious at intervals since. His wife visited him on Tuesday week and has remained near ever since. In response to an urgent telegram stating “No hope of recovery” his father went to Aldershot on Tuesday morning. Private Sanders has two little children, the youngest being under twelve months old.
Alfreton Journal on Thursday 5th November 1914 reported: For the young widow, Mrs Sanders, of Hopping Hill, Millford, who is left with two young children, our heartfelt sympathy rests. A bullet received in the head while fighting for his King and Country has proved fatal to her husband, and brought sorrow into the home, as well as to many friends of the deceased. The parents of this brave young fellow reside on the Nottingham Road, Belper, and are much respected. The young wife visited her husband in hospital, but he only had periods of conciousness. Friends have been kind, but none can replace the loss of husband and father to this bereaved widow.
Pte. Abner Edwin Sanders
British Army 1st Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Belper, Milford, Derbyshire
(d.1st Nov 1914)
Private Abner E Sanders served with 1st Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers in 8th Brigade, 3rd Division. He had enlisted on Tuesday 23rd Feb 1904 at Normanton Barracks, Derby. (serving 7 years with colours, 5 years in reserve) He embarked from Southampton on 13th August 1914
On Wednesday 14th October 1914, Abner was hot in the side of the head during battle of La Bassee around Bout del Ville (Rue Mathieu). On Sunday 1st November 1914, he died of wounds at The Connaught Military Hospital, Aldershot and was buried in the Aldershot Military Cemetery. He is commemorated at Alfreton War Memorial, Milford War Memorial, St Peters Marble Memorial Belper.
One of Private Sander’s comrades, who was also wounded on the same day, 157 Private Alexander MacLaren, who served in “Z” Company (the 1st Battalion, The Northumberland Fusiliers titled their companies “W”, “X”, “Y” and “Z” instead of the usual A-D), was interviewed by the Dundee Courier on 11 December 1914:
Philosophic Dundee soldier wounded in fighting near la bassee, tells how his battalion fell into terrible trap:
“The British soldier is a practical philosopher. He does not bemoan the fact that Giant Circumstances thrust him into the midst of death and horror. He thanks God if he is permitted to escape with his life, even though he is severely wounded.
It is in this spirit of determinedly desiring to look on the bright side of things that Private Alexander M’Laren has paid a flying visit to his mother, who lives at 3 Annfield Street, Dundee. Private M’Laren is a Northumberland Fusilier, and he is recovering from a nasty bullet wound in his leg. Although a native of Dundee, his home is in Glasgow, and last night he paid his mother a visit before going back to the trenches.
He gave the “Courier” a graphic account of how he came by his wound with the Fighting Fifth: It happened on 14th October in the La Bassee district. I am of D (sic - "Z") Company of the 1st Northumberland Fusiliers, ‘The Fighting Fifth,’ and on that day we were advancing over fielded country. While crossing a turnip field we were made the targets of a number of German snipers in a village just at hand. The men were falling a trifle too plentifully to please the powers that be, and we were ordered to take that village. We advanced in skirmishing order until we were held up by a deep ditch. It was more like a canal. Luckily, it was spanned by a narrow bridge, and we closed up and made for the crossing. Safely over, we passed through a narrow gate, and continued our advance in open order, little thinking how dear that crossing was to cost us.
We took the village we set out to capture, but while we were giving these snipers their quietus it seemed that an enemy force of considerable size had come up, for the Gordons and Seaforths (sic - ), who were on our right, retired. That meant that we also were forced to turn back.
All went well as could be expected until we came to a narrow bridge, and then we discovered we were in a terrible trap. The German gunners trained their pieces on the narrow passage, and they proved to us, as never before, how deadly their aim is. Of every three of us who made for that gate two were brought down. Had we made a rush for the little crossing in a wild bunch not one of us wuld (sic) have escaped alive.
But we retained our presence of mind, and, taking advantage of the regularity of the shell fire, a man would make a rush between the shots. Some succeeded; many did not. I was one of the lucky ones. I made a dash for the gate, but fell over a poor chap’s body. The delay proved fatal. A shell nabbed me. I was wounded in the leg, but I succeeded in getting through the gap and across the bridge, thanking God that I had got off so lightly. There’s no knowing how many men we lost there.”
Cpl. Alfred Sanders
British Army North Staffordshire
from:Stoke on Trent
My great great grandad, Alfred Sanders, was born in Stoke-on-Trent in March 1892. He married in December 1914 and enlisted on December 29th 1914. His regiment number was 16103. His company sailed from Avonmouth and landed in Gallipoli in early July 1914.
His medal index card states it was July the second. Some time between July 1914 he went from private to corporal and transfered to the South Staffordshire Regiment and had a new regiment number of 40061. After this little is known only that he was discharged on October 3rd 1917.
His silver war badge records state he was entitled to a badge and his medal index card states he was entitled to the Victory Medal, the British Medal and the 15 Star Medal. We only have his British medal now and it states he was a seargant, so at some point in his service promoted again, presumably while on service in France as the South Staffordshire Eegiment was based after Gallipoli. He died aged 48 in 1940 in Stoke-on-Trent.
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