Every Name a Story

S.G. Thompson 1940
Rank : Third Engineer Officer

Ryton

Samuel Goodwin  Thompson

Every Name a Story

In Ryton Cemetery is the Commonwealth War Grave with a private headstone of Third Engineer Officer Samuel Goodwin Thompson serving on S.S. Heworth (Newcastle) with the 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 and in our List of Ships’ Crews.

First Name: Samuel Goodwin

Last Name: Thompson

Which War: Second World War 1939-45

Died: 16/07/1940

Age: 19

Rank: Third Engineer Officer

Regiment: Merchant Navy

Unit/Ship: S.S. Heworth (Newcastle)

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