Samuel Thompson

Rifleman Samuel Thompson of Belfast, Co. Antrim died on 24th March 1945 after landing as part of Operation Varsity with 1st Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles.

Rifleman

Samuel Thompson

14412439

Rifleman Samuel Thompson of Belfast, Co. Antrim served with 1st Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles during Operation Varsity on 24th March 1945.

Rifleman Samuel Thompson (14412439) served in 1st Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles during World War Two. He was the son of William Thompson and Agnes Thompson of Belfast, Co. Antrim.

He died during Operation Varsity on 24th March 1945 aged 20 years old. Despite the number of casualties sustained by the Rifles, the mission was successful. 1st Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles quickly and effectively secured their objectives around the village of Hamminkeln.

Samuel Thompson’s grave is in Section 40, Row E, Grave 10 of Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. His headstone bears the inscription:

Dear the memory, sweet the name, deep in our hearts, he will always remain.