George McKenzie Samson
Seaman, Royal Naval Reserve
- Register No.
- 1102 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Seaman all Seamans →
- Unit
- Royal Naval Reserve all Royal Naval Reserve VCs →
- Date of action
- 25 April 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 16th August 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
- Born
- 7th January 1889 at Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland
- Died
- 28th February 1923 at St George's, Bermuda
- Memorial / grave
- at Military Cemetery, Bermuda
- Medal held by
- VC Medal's Custodian unknown
Digest of citation
At Cape Helles, Gallipoli, during the landing on V Beach on the 25th and 26th April 1915, Seamen Samson of HMS Hussan, accompanied by Midshipman Drewry, (reg No. 351) Midshipman Malleson, (reg No. 829), Able Seaman Williams (reg No. 1315), assisted Commander Unwin (reg No. 1245), all of HMS River Clyde, in securing the lighters, under a very heavy rifle and Maxim fire. Seaman Samson attended to the wounded and got out lines as he worked on lighters all day. He affected many rescues of wounded, stowing them carefully in the hopper and attending to them until they could receive proper medical assistance. In between times, he attended to snipers. He eventually received 19 wounds from a Maxim gun
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
SAMSON, George McKenzie. (reg No. 1102).
Seaman. Royal Naval Reserve.
London Gazetted on 16th August 1915.
VC Medal's Custodian unknown.
Born on 7th January 1889 at Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland.
Died on 28th February 1923 at St George's, Bermuda.
Memorial on grave at Military Cemetery, Bermuda.
Digest of Citation reads: At Cape Helles, Gallipoli, during the landing on V Beach on the 25th and 26th April 1915, Seamen Samson of HMS Hussan, accompanied by Midshipman Drewry, (reg No. 351) Midshipman Malleson, (reg No. 829), Able Seaman Williams (reg No. 1315), assisted Commander Unwin (reg No. 1245), all of HMS River Clyde, in securing the lighters, under a very heavy rifle and Maxim fire. Seaman Samson attended to the wounded and got out lines as he worked on lighters all day. He affected many rescues of wounded, stowing them carefully in the hopper and attending to them until they could receive proper medical assistance. In between times, he attended to snipers. He eventually received 19 wounds from a Maxim gun.
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