William Wallis Sammon

1889 - 1917  (27 years)

• Name	William Wallis Sammon
  Born	22 Apr 1889	Chatham, Kent, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 Apr 1917
  Person ID	I29562	All
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2010

  
  

  Father	William Wallace Sammon
  Mother	Nellie Phillips
  Family ID	F8987	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Agnes Glendenning,   b. Abt 1883, Iowa, USA
  Married	10 Dec 1912	Rockwood, Eramosa Township, Wellington County, Ontario
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2009
  Family ID	F8986	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Histories

  Rockwood War Memorial This war memorial sits at the corner of Main Street and Guelph Street in Rockwood, Ontario to commemorate the services and sacrifices of our soldiers during World War 1, World War 2 and the Korean War.

  
  

• Notes

  Private William Wallis Sammon (1889 - 1917) William Sammon was born on April 22, 1889 in Chatham, Kent, England and immigrated to Canada in 1905. William had dark hair and iron grey eyes. Prior to his marriage to Sarah Agnes Glendenning of Rockwood, William resided with the family of George and Isabella Gordon near Rockwood in Nassagawega Township, Halton County, Ontario providing assistance on their farm. Later William and Sarah farmed near Miami, Manitoba southwest of Winnipeg at the foot of the Pembina Hills. William was recruited to military service on March 27, 1916 while living in Manitoba. He was a member of the Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment), 44th Battalion. His bride returned to Rockwood to await William's release from the army. Private William Wallis Sammon died on April 12, 1917 at the age of 29 and is buried at Canadian Cemetery No. 2, Pas de Calais, France.