Memorial: M4160

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

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

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.

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