SAMS, William Montague Home
(Service number 4/1998)
| First Rank | Lance Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 17/08/1881 | Place of Birth | Eweburn Station, Central Otago |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Sheep farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | W. D. SAMS (father), Balmoral, South Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 10th Reinforcements New Zealand Engineers | ||
| Date | 4 March 1916 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 4 February 1965 | Age | 83 yrs |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Pleasant Point Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | St Stephen's Anglican Church, Fairlie, Roll of Honour (On Active Service) | ||
Biographical Notes
Eldest son of William Thomas & Annie Maria (nee HOME)SAMS, of Balmoral, Fairlie. Brothers Frank Douglas Home SAMS & Herbert William Home SAMS also served in WWI. Educated at Lower Shotover & George Street Dunedin schools, then in Timaru. In March 1915 Montie registered as a recruit for service with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in Europe. Returned home by the Maunganui in June 1919. [See BIO.]
Sources
Cenotaph Database [28 February 2014]; Press, 6 December 1910, 27 July 1912, 31 July 1912, Ashburton Guardian, 30 July 1912, 1 August 1912, Evening Post, 31 March 1915, 3 March 1916, Timaru Herald, 4 October 1918 [S. W. Sams], 18 June 1919, Maoriland Worker (Papers Past) [28 February 2014, 05 March 2014]; TDC headstone image (Pleasant Point Cemetery) [28 February 2014]; Timaru Herald, 5 February 1965 (Timaru District Library) [28 February 2014].
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