Memorial in St George’s Military Cemetery, Bermuda commemorating George Mackenzie Samson VC d. 1923
Location
St George's Military Cemetery, Bermuda, Rest of the World
Transcript
'IN / LOVING REMEMBRANCE / OF / OUR DEAR SON / GEORGE MACKENZIE / SAMSON, V.C., / (AND BELOVED HUSBAND OF / CHARLOTTE GLASS) / WHO DIED AT BERMUDA ON THE 23RD FEBRUARY 1923 / AGED 34 YEARS'
Details
Description: Cross on stepped plinth.
Type: Cross
Materials: Marble
Vessel: SS Strombus; HMS River Clyde
Type: Cross
Materials: Marble
Vessel: SS Strombus; HMS River Clyde
Event
Gallipoli Landings
Event Date
1915
Event Category
1914-1918 First World War
People
Samson, George Mackenzie
Age:
Date of Death: 23/2/1923
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Petty officer
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age:
Date of Death: 23/2/1923
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Petty officer
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Victoria Cross winner. Samson died of pneumonia whilst serving in the merchant navy after the Great War.
Bibliography: John Winton 'The Victoria Cross at Sea' (London, 1978) p. 101.
Bibliography: John Winton 'The Victoria Cross at Sea' (London, 1978) p. 101.