Petty Officer George McKenzie Samson VC - Royal Naval Reserve ( SS 'River Clyde' )

GRAVE LOCATION FOR HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS
IN THE COUNTY OF : CUMBRIA

Name Harry,
CHRISTIAN		 James,
HEWITSON		 Tom Fletcher,
MAYSON		 Samuel,
WASSALL
Rank Private Corporal Lance-Sergeant Private
Force 2nd Bn, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 4th Bn, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 4th Bn, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 80th Regiment
( South Staffordshire Regiment )
VC won Cuinchy, France,
18 October 1915		 Givenchy, France,
26 April 1918		 Wieltje, Belgium,
31 July 1917		 Isandhlwana, Zululand,
22 January 1879
London Gaz 3 March 1916 28 June 1918 14 September 1917 17 June 1879
Born Pennington, Lancashire,
17 January 1892		 Coniston,
15 October 1892		 Silecroft,
3 November 1893		 Birmingham,
28 July 1856
Died 2 September 1974,
West Cumberland Hospital		 2 March 1963,
Ulverston		 21 February 1958,
Barrow-in-Furness		 31 January 1927,
Barrow-in-Furness
Grave Egremont Cemetery St Andrew's Churchyard, Coniston St Mary's Churchyard, Wicham Barrow-in-Furness Cemetery
( headstone erected 1985 )
Location
of VC		 King's Own Regiment Museum, Lancaster Not publicly held St Mary's Church, Whicham Staffordshire Regiment Museum, Lichfield
Remarks None None None None

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