Samuel Davey Chopping

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First Name:

Samuel

Middle Name:

Davey

Last Name:

Chopping

Date of Birth:

Thursday, October 5, 1893

Mother's Name:

Harriet (nee King)

Father's Name:

Job Chopping

Date Enlisted:

Wednesday, January 19, 1916

Rank at Enlistment:

Private

Rank at Discharge:

Sergeant

Unit:

53rd Battalion

Company:

Service:

Infantry

Awards:

British War Medal

Victory Medal

Date of Death:

Tuesday, September 25, 1917

Place of Death:

Glencourse Wood Passchendaele, Belgium

Cause of Death:

Died of wounds

Details:

Sergeant Samuel Chopping (Service no. 4688) was born in Woonona on October 5, 1893. At the time of enlistment he was a school teacher in Wollongong. He embarked on HMAT A40 Ceramic on April 13, 1916 with 17th Battalion and saw service on the Western Front.

Samuel was transferred to B coy 53rd Battalion in June 1916 and was in time to be part of the Fromelle battle. He survived this and on August 13, 1917 was promoted to Corporal. A month later he was again promoted, this time to Sergeant.

In action for the battle of Glencourse Wood, Samuel was wounded on September 25, 1917 and was evacuated for treatment but later that day died from his wounds. He is buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery. Plot xliv, Row a, Grave 9. Tyne Cot is the largest war cemetery and holds ten thousand men, most from the Passchendaele battle.

Sources:

NAA: B2455, CHOPPING S D