| Birth: | Jan. 7, 1889 | | Death: | Feb. 23, 1923 | 
World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Scotland, he served as a Seaman in the British Royal Navy Reserve. During the landing on V Beach Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey, on April 25, 1915, Seaman Samson was on the ship HMS River Clyde that was attempting to land 2000 troops onto the beach. When lighters forming the bridge between the steamer and the shore began to drift apart, Seaman Samson even though being wounded, under fierce machine gun fire, he busied himself among the wounded and offered assistance to those repairing the bridge. For most prestigious gallantry, he was promoted Petty Officer and invested with the Victoria Cross by King George V at Buckingham Palace on October 5, 1915. After the war he found employment in the Merchant Navy and died at age 34 from double pneumonia on board the S.S. Strombus, bound for Bermuda. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Search Amazon for George Samson | | | Burial:
Saint Georges Military Cemeteries
Tucker's Town
Saint George's Parish, Bermuda |
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Originally Created by: K
Record added: Dec 15, 2003
Find A Grave Memorial# 8185209 |
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MKEEE
Added: Feb. 23, 2013 |
Sleep in heavenly peace always sir.
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September Blue
Added: Aug. 12, 2012 |
JESUS said:- "No one has greater love than this, that one should lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends if ye practise whatever I command you."
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David Martin
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