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


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

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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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
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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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Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  3 Entries        
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
2863 SAMS, Annie1896ENG, MDX, Marylebone, London Mar 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
23383 SAMS, Arthur David1898ENG, HAM, Portsmouth Mar 1913 : Canada CAN Rev. Dr. Stephenson  
2862 SAMS, May Beatrice1893ENG, LND, Marylebone Mar 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos