Samson, George McKenzie b. January 7, 1889 d. February 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...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Saint Georges Military Cemeteries, Tucker's Town, Saint George's Parish, Bermuda
b. January 7, 1889 d. February 23, 1923