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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
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(ROBERT) JOHNSTU PF
40 833
1May 93 Milton, Ontario
PreviousOccupation:
Clerk
Enlisted:
16 January 1915 inGuelph, Ontario
Died:
28September 1916 at age 23
Buried:
ContayBritishCemetery inSomme, France
Robert Stumpf was born inMilton, Ontario on 21May 1893,
the sonof Robert Reu e a dMargaretA nieStumpf
(of Rockwood). Hewas their only child. The family lat r
move toRockwoo , whereRob rt was raised. Prior to
volunteering f r overseas service, Robert worked as a clerk
andhad served three years in the Infantry.
Robert Stumpf volunteered for overseas service inGuelph
on16 Ja uary 1915at the age of 22 years and 9months.
PrivateStumpf was initially assigned to the 9thReserve
Battalion on 27August 1915 f r b sic training. Hew s
subseque tly tr nsferred to the34thReserveBattalion and
then the10hBattalion of theCanadian Infantry (Alber a
Regiment). There is no ecord of his depl yment
rseas
toEngland; however, records indicate that he arrived in
France at LeHavre on 17March 1916. Records show that
on16May hewas being t e ted for influenza at the 2ndFieldAmbulanceStation (2CFA). After
recovering, he ejoined the10thBattalion on 16 June 1916. On 27September 1916PrivateStumpf
was admitted to 3CFA i Rouen suffering fromwounds. TheOfficial CanadianWar Diary lists that
h died on 28September 1916 at age 23 years and 4months. He is buried in theContayBritish
Cemetery inSomme, France and is alsomemorialized in theBooks of Remembrance, in thePeace
Tower of th CanadianP rliament Buildings, Ottawa.
ContayBritishCemetery
TheContayBritishCemetery inSomme, France, was chosen inAugust 1916 for burials from the
49thCasualtyClearingStation, which arrived at Contay at the end ofAugust. All the burials inPlots
I to IV, and themajority of those inPlotsVII andVIII (the plot numbersVandVI were not used),
cover the periodAugust 1916 toMarch 1917. TheGermanwithdrawal to theHindenburgLine in
the spring of 1917 brought themedical units further east and it was not until April 1918, when the
Ger ans advanced toAlbert, that the 38thand other Divisions used the cemetery again.
