See also

George Henry Sampson (1923-1942)

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George Henry Sampson

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1923

  • Lexden "Registration District", Essex, England1

  • Death:

  • 15 Jun 1942 (age 20)

  • Mediterranean Sea, Pantellaria2,3

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  • Cause: when HMS Bedouin was sunk by an Italian torpedo with the loss of 28 men

  • War Memorial:

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  • Chatham Naval Memorial, Chatham, Kent, England2

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  • able seaman no:C/JX 163587 serving on HMS Bedouin died 15th June 1942, son of Harry Gale Sampson and Ethel Mary Sampson of Bradfield Essex

Sources

1.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Lexden 1923 quarter:2 volume:4a page:1484. Cit. Date: 19 September 2023.

2.

Commonwealth War Grave Commission, (on-line at www.cwgc.org). Chatham Naval Memorial 56. 1. Cit. Date: 20 September 2023.

3.

Wartime Memories Project, (on-line at www.wartimememoriesproject.com/ww2/allied/battalion.php?pid=2385). HMS Bedouin. Cit. Date: 20 September 2023.