Date of birth: 06/11/1880

Place of birth: Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

Last known residence: 508 3rd Street, New Westminster, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Profession: Accountant

Religion: Church of England

Country: Canada

Force: Canadian Expeditionary Force

Rank: Private

Service number: 1015763

Enlistment date: 27/07/1916

Enlistment place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Units:  —  Canadian Infantry, 72nd Bn. (Seaforth Highlanders)  (Last known unit)

Date of death: 30/10/1917

Place of death: Heine House, Passchendaele, Belgium

Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.)

Age: 36

"Previously reported Missing now "Killed in Action." He was a Battallion Scout and during the attack on Passchendaele Ridge on the morning of October 30th, 1917, he, in company with two other Scouts was held in reserve in a trench a short distance behind the line. After the enemy retaliation to the attack had died down, no trace of hem could be found. A search was made in the vicinity of the spot where they were and the trench found to blown in. There were, therefore, reported Missing after Action. On February 11th, 1918, the body of Private Sampher, together with those of the other two Scouts, was found by the 149th Machine Gun Company, and they were then reported "Killed in Action."

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1595802

Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=d5e42e89-ec7b-450d-9edc-970c479d456b