Born: 1897, Bradford
Died: 11 May 1917
Buried: London Cemetery, Neaville-Vitasse
Address: 13 Fagley Place, Fagley
Parents: Henry Frederick & Florence Louisa, nee Outhwaite
Spouse:
Siblings: Grace
Occupation: Bradford Conditioning House
Organisations/clubs: Boy Scouts, YMCA, St Luke’s choir
Military
Rank: Pte
Medals/awards:
Rolls of Honour: Eccleshill, Park & St Luke’s
Children:
Regiment: Royal Army Medical Corps
Frederick Sampson
Frederick Sampson was born in
1897 in Bradford the son of Henry
Frederick and Florence Louisa, nee
Outhwaite.
By 1901 the family, now with two
children, were living at 11
Sherwood Place and Henry was
working as a wool merchant on his
own account.
Henry died in 1909 aged 38 years
and Florence’s mother, Mary Jane
Outhwaite, came to live with the
family at 13 Fagley Place.
Frederick was educated at Hanson
Boys Secondary School and on
leaving he obtained employment at
the Bradford Conditioning House.
From boyhood he was a member of
the choir and Sunday School at St
Luke’s Church, Eccleshill. He was
also connected with the YMCA
scouts and became the assistant
scout master at Idle.
Frederick enlisted on the 23rd of
August 1915 as Private 63878 in
the 23rd Field Ambulance of the
Royal Army Medical Corp.
He was attached to the 7th Division
which fought in the Arras Offensive
and during the Battle of Bullecourt
3rd to the 17th of May 1917.
He died on the 11th of May from
the wounds he had received whilst
attending to the wounded in the
fighting line. At the time he was
acting as a despatch bearer to the
medical officer. He was 20 years
of age.
Frederick is buried in the London
Cemetery at Neaville-Vitasse.
He left his effects to his mother
Florence who received £5.9.2d on
the 19th of September 1917 and a
War Gratuity of £7.10.0d on the
10th of December 1919.
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Researched and written by Jean
Britteon, to whom many thanks
