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| − | '''Lewis Dod Sampson''', ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CommRN}} '''Lewis Dod Sampson''', R.N. (21 September, 1853 – 28 July, 1894) served in the [[Royal Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | + | Sampson was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 17 February, 1874. | |
| − | Sampson was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | |
| − | + | Sampson was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1888. | |
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| − | Sampson was | + | In {{UK-Sparrow}}, his Lieutenant (N) [[Edward Buxton Kiddle]] wrote that after Sampson "unfortunately went off his head and after he ordered a salute for the Queen of Sheba, we had to put him on the sick list. He was invalided home and jumped overboard on the way before reaching the Cape and was drowned."<ref>''Naval Memories'' f. 47.</ref> |
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| − | + | On 3 July, 1894, Sampson was reported to be suffering from fever and on 7 July it was reported that he was being sent home from Zanzibar in S.S. ''Spartan''. | |
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| + | A telegram from the Cape of Good Hope reported that Sampson drowned on 28 July, 1894. He had committed suicide by jumping overboard from S.S. ''Spartan'' while she was underway from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Lewis+Dod+Sampson Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Lewis+Dod+Sampson Service Records] | ||
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| + | * ''Naval Memories''. Kiddle Memoirs in the possession of the Royal Naval Museum, Portsmouth. 1988.337. | ||
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
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| + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frank Finnis|Frank Finnnis]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Swallow (1885)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Swallow'']]'''<br>1 Jan, 1893{{NLApr94|p. 258}} – 7 Jul, 1894|Succeeded by<br>'''[[George Lindsay Malcolm Leckie|George L. M. Leckie]]'''}} | ||
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==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
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| + | {{CatComm|UK}} | ||
| + | {{CatDeceasedOnActiveService|UK}} | ||
| + | {{CatBritannia|May, 1867}} | ||
| + | <!-- [[Category:Insane]] --> | ||
| + | [[Category:Suicide]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:17, 7 April 2022
Commander Lewis Dod Sampson, R.N. (21 September, 1853 – 28 July, 1894) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Sampson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 17 February, 1874.
Sampson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1888.
In Sparrow, his Lieutenant (N) Edward Buxton Kiddle wrote that after Sampson "unfortunately went off his head and after he ordered a salute for the Queen of Sheba, we had to put him on the sick list. He was invalided home and jumped overboard on the way before reaching the Cape and was drowned."[1]
On 3 July, 1894, Sampson was reported to be suffering from fever and on 7 July it was reported that he was being sent home from Zanzibar in S.S. Spartan.
A telegram from the Cape of Good Hope reported that Sampson drowned on 28 July, 1894. He had committed suicide by jumping overboard from S.S. Spartan while she was underway from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town.
See Also
Bibliography
- Naval Memories. Kiddle Memoirs in the possession of the Royal Naval Museum, Portsmouth. 1988.337.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Frank Finnnis |
Captain of H.M.S. Swallow 1 Jan, 1893[2] – 7 Jul, 1894 |
Succeeded by George L. M. Leckie |
Footnotes
