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WILLIAMWALLISSAMMON
292256Private
Born:
22April 1889 inChatham, Kent, England, emigrating toCanada and living near Rockwood,
Ontario
PreviousOccupation:
Farmer
Enlisted:
17March 1916 inManitoba
Died:
12April 1917 at the ageof 27
Buried:
CanadianCemeteryNo. 2, Pas deCalais, France
WilliamSammonwas born inChatham, Kent, England on 22April 1889 toWilliam andNellie (nee
Phillips) Sammon. Hewas the older of their two children (MaudPearl b.1891). He emigrated to
Canada in1905 and livedwith the family of George and IsabellaGordonandworked on their farm
near Rockwood, inNassagaweyaTownship. In 1912, hemarriedSarahAgnesGlendenning of
Rockwood. William andSarahmoved to their own farm nearMiami, Manitoba, which is south-west of
Winnipeg, at the foot of thePembinaHills.
While living inManitoba,William volunteered for overseas service on 17March 1916, at theage of 26
years, 11months. He joined theWinnipeg based 222ndOverseasBattalion, CanadianExpeditionary
Force (CEF) and hisAttestationPapers list his occupation as a farmer and that hewasmarried to
SarahAgnesSammon of Rockwood. On 1November 1916, Sarah returned toRockwood towait
forWilliam to return home. After completinghis basic training, PrivateSammon sailedwith his unit
aboardHMTOlympic, arriving inEnglandon 20November 1916. After undergoing further training in
England, hedeparted for France
on29December 1916. Upon his
arrival inFrance on 9February
1917, hewas transferred to the
44thBattalion (NewBrunswick
Regiment).
Unfortunately, little additional
information has been found at
this time about Private Sammon
except that hewas killed in action
on 12April 1917 during the Battle
of VimyRidge.
PrivateWilliamWallis Sammon is
buried inCanadianCemetery No.
2, Pas deCalais, France, about 1
kilometer south of the Canadian
Memorial at Vimy. His name is
also memorialized in the Books
of Remembrance, in the Peace
Tower of theCanadianParliament
Buildings, Ottawa.
CanadianCemeteryNumber 2
