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Record #23383
Name :
: Arthur David SAMS (1898 - 1918)
  aka : Private Sams


Father
:
Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 3 Sep 1898

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 4 Sep 1918   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Hampshire, Portsmouth
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Marquion
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 17 Mar 1913
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Canada

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Weymouth Union Workhouse

Agency
: Rev. Dr. Stephenson
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Arthur David Sams.

A likely 1911 English Census record for Arthur Sams places him as an inmate in Weymouth Union Workhouse, Wyke Road, Weymouth. This Census states that Arthur was an 11 year old male born about 1900 in Portland, Dorset, England.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: SAMS
Given Name: Arthur
Age: 13
Sex: M
Ship: Canada
Year of Arrival: 1913
Departure Port: Liverpool
Departure Date: 1913-03-08
Arrival Port: Halifax
Arrival Date: 1913-03-17
Party: Rev. Dr. Stephenson
Destination: Hamilton, Ontario
Comments: Party of 81 boys
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1b
Microfilm: T-4746
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Attestation papers were signed 16 Apr 1917 in Hamilton, Ontario. Arthur David Sams was born 3 Sep 1898 in Portsmouth, England. He was a farmer in Grimsby, Ontario, Canada. His Next of Kin was his Uncle, Adam Burbridge who lived in McArthur, Alberta, Canada. 5' 5 1/2" in height with blue eyes and fair hair, he had 6 vaccination marks on his left arm. His religion was listed as Methodist.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers states he was Killed in Action. In 1929 his memorial information was sent to his friend, Adam Burbridge, of MacLeod, Alberta. Later in 1936 his grave registration was sent to the same location.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56683261 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-12-03 17:36:54 / From original database

Last Updated : 2013-12-03 17:37:30 /

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3033 ABBOTT, Frederick1893ENG, SRY, Kingston Upon Thames Mar 1903 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
3165 ADAM, Charles1899ENG,     Mar 1913 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
23725 ADAMS, Lilian1887ENG,     Nov 1905 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
22768 ADAMSON, Jeanie1891ENG,     Sep 1905 : Canada CAN Louisa Birt  
17047 ADCOCK, William1892ENG, NTT, Rolleston Oct 1907 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
9832 ADKINS, Proctor Selby1894ENG,     Mar 1910 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
6798 AINSLIE, Daisy Ann1890ENG, HAM, Portsmouth Oct 1905 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
26133 ALDRIDGE, B1895ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
26134 ALDRIDGE, H1894ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
26031 ALEXANDER, Henry1894ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
26030 ALEXANDER, T1895ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
26007 ALLAN, M1886ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
13096 ALLEN, Ernest John1894WAL, GLA, Pontypridd Aug 1909 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
2735 ALLEN, Harry Edward1898ENG, LAN Jul 1908 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
9112 ALLISON, John Henry1897ENG, KEN, Sidcup Mar 1910 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home soutsc  
11504 ALLPORT, William Thomas1907ENG,    , Shrewsbury May 1923 : Canada  Waifs & Strays ynaught  
22783 ANDERSON, Francis L1909ENG,     Jun 1923 : Canada CAN Waifs & Strays  
17075 ANDRES, J.1893ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
13834 ANTWIS, Robert Luchesi 1891WAL, PEM, Haverfordwest Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
9233 ANTWIS, Sidney Walter John1893WAL, PEM, Pembroke Dock Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
8614 ARGENT, Joseph1892ENG, YKS, Sheffield Mar 1909 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home Lyn 8  
26029 ASHBY, W E1893ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
23814 ASHDOWN, W1887ENG,     Oct 1905 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
9732 ASHMORE, Amelia1895ENG,     Oct 1905 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
23821 ASHMORE, Mary E1897ENG,     Oct 1905 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
23836 ATKINS, Alice M1897ENG,     Oct 1905 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
16734 ATKINSON, Robert 1889ENG, WES, Kendal Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
5501 BABB, Frederick 1896ENG, SOM, Axbridge Oct 1905 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
26109 BAKER, A G1887ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
26183 BAKER, Albert1892ENG,     Mar 1903 : Canada CAN Barnardos  
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