ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

SANSUM, Arthur Harold

Full Name: Arthur Harold

SANSUM

Date of Birth: 09

–

1889

Place of birth: Ballarat

Australia

Occupation: Railway Clerk

Address: Railway Station Bunbury WA

Next of Kin: Sister-Emily Symons

Next of Kin Address: 26 Elm Grove Richmond VIC

Religion: Methodist

Service Number: 5037

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 48th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-09-30

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1916-03-31

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1916-04-24

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: KIA

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Pozieres, France

Age at Death: 26

Burial Location: Sunken Road Cemetery Contalmaison France- Plot 1, Row A, Grave 13

5/11/1915-To 55 Depot as Private
7/12/1915-To 22 Depot NCO School
14/01/1916-Appointed CORPORAL
3/03/1916-To “A” Company No. 7 Depot Battalion
13/03/1916-To 16th Battalion 16th Reinforcements
1/04/1916-Appointed ACTING SERGEANT
24/04/1916-To 4th Training Battalion Zeitoun Egypt
20/05/1916-Transferred 48th Battalion Egypt
14/06/1916-Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria
21/07/1916-Joined 48th Battalion in the field France-Reverts to Rank Private
14/08/1916- KILLED IN ACTION Pozieres, France.

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

British War Medal No. 34510

Victory Medal No. 34266

Memorial Plaque/Scroll NO. 316567.

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Bunbury War Memorial WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT Panel No. 147.