SAMPSON, Frederick Richard
| Service Number: | 417520 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 23 May 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 78 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Port Pirie, SA, 21 November 1914 |
| Home Town: | Whyalla (Formerly Hummock's Hill), Whyalla, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Pirie High School |
| Occupation: | BHP Whyalla |
| Died: | Flying Battle, France, 27 April 1944, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Clichy Northern Cemetery, France 16 8 8 , Clichy Northern Cemetery, Clichy, Ile-de-France, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Port Pirie WW2 Memorial Gates, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Whyalla BHP Employees War Memorial, Whyalla Memorial Wall, Whyalla Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 23 May 1942: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 417520 | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 May 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 417520, No. 78 Squadron (RAAF), Adelaide | |
| 23 May 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 417520 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Frederick and Mabel Lucy Sampson of Port Pirie, South Australia.
F -Sgt. Frederick Richard ("Scotty") Sampson, 29, who was previously reported missing in air operations over Paris on April 27 is now reported by the German authorities through Geneva Red Cross to have lost his life on that date. P-Sgt. Sampson was wireless operator on a Halifax bomber. He was the youngest son of Mrs. M. L. Sampson, of Alfred street, Howetown, Port Pirie, and the late Mr. Fred Sampson, a South African War and Gallipoli veteran. Educated at the Pirie High School, he was a skilled swimmer and diver, a member of the Pirie Motor Cycle Club and the Pirie West Homing Club. At the time of his enlistment he was employed by the BHP at Whyalla He was secretary of the Whyalla Homing Society.
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