SAMUEL SUMPTION
- Died: 27 Aug 1915
- Rank: Corporal
- Service no at death: 299
- Died: 27 Aug 1915
- Rank: Corporal
- Service no at death: 299
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- Surname: SUMPTION
- Forename: SAMUEL
- Initials: S
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- Family (parents and grandparents): Son of Fred and the late Jane Sumption ofWaterloo Cottages,Corfe Mullen
- Spouse Name: Mabel Alice Keeler Sumption of 343 Marlboro Road, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.
- Notes: Was Scout Master of the Wimborne Boy Scouts at Wimborne, Dorset and organised the first troop of boy Scouts in Egypt (at Cairo) for which he received a Commendation from Sir Robert BadenPowell
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- Age at death: 28
- Date of death: 27 Aug 1915
- Regiment at death: Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own)
- Battalion at death: C Squadron
- Rank at death: Corporal
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- Service no at death: 299
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- Place of death: Turkey (including Gallipoli)
- Location of grave: Helles Memorial
- Position: Panel 17 and 18.
- Other memorials: Corfe Mullen War Memorial and named on plaque within Wimborne Minster
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