William Robert (Bill) Sampson
- Born: 6 Jun 1903, Seaton, Devon England
- Marriage (1): Emily Victorine (Em) Hiscock in 1935 in Victoria Australia
- Died: 3 Jul 1977, Leongatha, South Gippsland, Victoria Australia at age 74
- Buried: Leongatha Cemetery, Victoria Australia
General Notes:
World War 2 Service Record
Name SAMPSON, WILLIAM ROBERT
Service Australian Army
Service Number V389170
Date of Birth 6 Jun 1903
Place of Birth SEATON, ENGLAND
Date of Enlistment 29 May 1942
Locality on Enlistment RUBY, VIC
Place of Enlistment LEONGATHA, VIC
Next of Kin SAMPSON, EMILY
Date of Discharge 15 Oct 1945
Rank Corporal
Posting at Discharge 23 BATTALION VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS
WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display
Prisoner of War No
William Robert Sampson was born on the 6th June 1903 in Seaton, England. His father was a butcher and subsequently the family had meat with every meal. As a result of this Bill refused to eat meat as an adult.
After Emily and Bill were married in 1935, they stayed with Emily's parents at the family property at Loch. Bill took over a lot of the work around the farm.
They next moved to 40 Brumley Street, Leongatha.
Emily and Bill moved to 14 Roughhead street, Leongatha in about 1949. They stayed there for some years until a neighbour became such a nuisance wanting to spend each and every day with Emily, that they moved to Inverloch for a couple of years. They didn't like it there as much as Leongatha and built a cottage in Hughes Street, Leongatha and moved back again. The house had a large garden and they grew most of their vegetables.
Bill suffered a stoke and was admitted to hospital, he died a few days later on the 3rd of July 1977.
Electoral Roll: -
1931 - c/o Hiscock, Riversdale, Loch, Vic. - farm worker
1946 - 40 Brumley Street, Leongatha, Vic. - farmer
1949 - 14 Roughhead Street, Leongatha, Vic. - farmer
1955 - Bay View Ave, Inverloch, Vic. - farmer
1956 - 55 Hughes Street, Leongatha, Vic. - labourer
William married Emily Victorine (Em) Hiscock, daughter of Frank Hiscock and Emily Eliza Wallis, in 1935 in Victoria Australia. (Emily Victorine (Em) Hiscock was born on 14 Feb 1904 in Netherby, Victoria Australia, died on 7 Jun 1981 in Glen Iris, Victoria Australia and was buried in Leongatha Cemetery, Victoria Australia.)
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