Rifleman S/10340 Thomas SAMPSON
9th Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own)
Killed in Action, Wednesday 5th January 1916, Belgium, Age 17
Home address:
353 Stockport Road, Gee Cross, Hyde, Cheshire
Born:
1899, Lees, Lancashire
Parents:
Jane Alice Sampson and Thomas Sampson
Irk Bank, Luzley Brook, Royton, Oldham, Lancashire
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation:
Weaver, Gibraltar Mill
Enlisted:
Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire
Remembered:
Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, panel 48.
Link to Hyde:
Lived in Hyde
Enlisted underage.
Commonwealth War Grave says died 04/01/1916.
Died when shot by German Sniper, when going into action.
A Message of Remembrance, written for Werneth Low Cenotaph Unveiling, 25th June 1921:
In loving remembrance of our dear son.
Mr. and Mrs. Samson.
Peace, perfect peace.
Mr. and Mrs. Samson.
Peace, perfect peace.