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Thompson, S.G., 3EO, 1940

Photo: James Pasby

In Ryton Cemetery is the Commonwealth War Grave with a private headstone of Third Engineer Officer Samuel Goodwin Thompson serving on S.S. Heworth, Merchant Navy who died 16/07/1940.

The headstone reads:-

Treasured Memories of
Samuel Goodwin Thompson
3rd Engineer on SS Heworth
Killed in action July 16th 1940
aged 19 years
Also William Cuthbert
father of the above
died 13th June 1962
aged 67 years
Also Margaret
wife of the above
died 2nd Nov. 1975 aged 80 years

Thy will be done

Samuel Goodwin Thompson is remembered at Ryton on R33.01


The CWGC entry for 3rd Engineer Officer Thompson

If you know more about this person, please send the details to janet@newmp.org.uk

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