Identity
Person No.
22199
Service No.
SR/598322V
Last Name
First Name
Leonard William
Initials
L W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died of wounds, near Greve, Tuscany. He was Platoon Commander, No 3 Pl, B Coy and during the advance toward Greve, the platoon came under heavy shellfire and withdrew to a nearby house. At approx 11 am the house received 3 direct hits from hostile shelling, wounding Lt Samson. He later died of his wounds
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Husband of Mrs. E. L. Sampson, of Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project