Sam Collyer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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United States Army Medal of Honor recipient, boxer
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Place of Birth: Boulogne-sur-Mer, Hauts-de-France, France
About Sam Collyer
- Sam Collyer (born Walter Jamieson, May 14, 1842 in Boulogne, France – December 7, 1904 in Brooklyn, New York) was a lightweight bare-knuckle boxer.
- He was the son of James Jamieson and Jane Taylor of Angus, Scotland.
- He weighed between 115 and 125 pounds, and stood 5 feet 5 ½ inches.
- Born in France, he came to the United States as a boy.
- He received the United States Medal of Honor in 1898, for his actions in 1864 in the American Civil War.
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