Oswald Samson

Who was Oswald Samson?

Oswald Massey Samson played first-class cricket for Somerset from 1900 to 1913. He also played for Oxford University in 1902 and 1903, winning his blue in 1903. He was born at Taunton, Somerset and died of his wounds near Peronne, in Somme département, France. In the legal notice for the execution of his will in the London Gazette in 1919, his date of death is given as 17 September 1918, and his address as 41 Hillmorton Road, Rugby, Warwickshire.