Richard Brian Sampson (1935 - 1944)

Born 1935 in Orange, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Died 11 Mar 1944 at about age 9 in Orange, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Richard Brian Sampson was born about April 1935^[1] at Orange, NSW, the son of Constance Bouffler and Lyle Sampson. Richard was the second of four children.

Richard Sampson died young.

Sadly, Richard took ill on 11 March 1944 and passed away at Orange Base Hospital the same day, aged just 8 years and 11 months old.^[2][3][1] He was survived by:

• his parents
• his older brother and younger sisters

Research Notes

Death

1. NSW BDM - Death Index: 4566/1944^[2]

   Name: SAMPSON, RICHARD BRIAN

   Registration number: 4566/1944

   Father's Given Name(s): ERNEST ARTHUR LIONEL

   Mother's Given Name(s): CONSTANCE

   District: ORANGE

   • (The index narrows date of death to 11Mar1944)
2. PERSONAL. (1944, March 15)^[3]

   Leader (Orange, NSW : 1899 - 1945), Wednesday 15 March 1944, page 2

   _____

   PERSONAL.

   ...

   Sympathy will be extended to Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Sampson, of Pinnacle Road, at the great loss they have sustained by the death of their son, Richard Brian, which occurred at the Base Hospital on Saturday. He was nine years of age, and only took ill that day. Rev. A. G. Halliday performed the last sad rites at the funeral on Sunday afternoon. Mr. P. J. McGowan had charge of the arrangements.

3. Find a Grave^[1]

   Richard Brian Sampson

   BIRTH: Apr 1935

   DEATH: 11 Mar 1944

   BURIAL: Orange General Cemetery, Orange, Orange City, New South Wales, Australia

   PLOT: Church of England; Area - Old; Section W; Number 426

   MEMORIAL ID: 216304592

   [Information supplied for this memorial is courtesy of the Orange Family History Society]

   Inscription

   In Loving Memory of our dear son Richard Brian SAMPSON, died March 11 1944 aged 8 years and 11 months. "A little child shall lead them"

   Family Members

   Parents: Ernest Arthur Lionel Sampson (1898–1976); Constance Crossman Sampson (1908–1973)

   Sibling: Jennifer Mary Sampson (1944–1960)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 17 December 2023), memorial page for Richard Brian Sampson (Apr 1935–11 Mar 1944), Find A Grave: Memorial #216304592, citing Orange General Cemetery, Orange, Orange City, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by Wombat
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} NSW BDM - Death Index: 4566/1944, https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search, accessed 10Jul2019
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} PERSONAL. (1944, March 15). Leader (Orange, NSW : 1899 - 1945), p. 2. Retrieved December 14, 2023, from https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article255243063?searchTerm=richard%20sampson#

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