Military bugle presented to 7th Reinforcements, 27 Battalion AIF by the Cheer Up Society : Corporal J H Sampson, 27 Battalion AIF

Standard B flat military bugle of soldered construction, with copper body and tubes, brass bell, joining section, rear sleeve, chain loop plate and mouthpiece extension tube. The mouthpiece is missing. Green cord and tassels wrapped round lower tubes. The upper bell is engraved with the 'Presented to the 7th Reinforcements 27th Battalion AIF by the Salisbury Branch Cheer Up Society 15.10.15'. Above this is scratched a stylised logo for the Cheer Up Society and above that, place names (partially illegible in some instances) '[HELIO]POLIS TEL-EL-KE[BIR] TIDWORTH LARKHILL' a Rising Sun badge is scratched above the maker's details, near the bottom of the bell. Both bell and tubes have suffered numerous impacts.

Military bugle presented by the Salisbury branch of the South Australian Cheer-Up Society to the 7th Reinforcements, 27 Battalion prior to their departure for Egypt. The bugle was carried by 3265 Corporal (Cpl) John Henry Hitchens Sampson, 27th Battalion, of Unley, SA. A clerk prior to enlisting in August 1917, he embarked from Adelaide with the 27th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement on board HMAT 'Medic' on 12 January 1916. They arrived at Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt in April 1916.
Private Sampson returned to England and in May became the Acting Sergeant, then Lance Sergeant, to the 7th Training Battalion. He was also a member of the bugle band. He reverted to Acting Corporal in December 1916 and was promoted to Corporal in January 1917. He proceeded to France in March 1917 and rejoined the 27th Battalion on 18 March 1917. On 5 May 1917 Corporal Sampson died of wounds received in action at Bullecourt, France. He was 21 years of age. The bugle was recovered and forwarded to his mother after his death.