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Francis Leonard Sampson

In memory of:

Able Seaman Francis Leonard Sampson

April 29, 1944

Military Service


Service Number:

V/174

Age:

27

Force:

Navy

Unit:

Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve

Division:

H.M.C.S. Athabaskan

Additional Information


Commemorated on Page 436 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

PLOUESCAT COMMUNAL CEMETERY
Finistere, France

Grave Reference:

Row B. Grave 21.

Location:

Take the Morlaix to Brest road, D58, and take the exit for Plouescat, D10. Head towards the town centre until a small square (where parking is permitted), with a hotel in the corner, is reached. The Communal Cemetery adjoins the Square with just a small road in between. The CWGC plot lies on the left hand side of the entrance.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

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  • Photo of FRANCIS LEONARD SAMPSON– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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