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Henry SIMPSON

Regimental number2445
Place of birthFulwood, Preston Lanes, England
SchoolEmmanuel School, Preston Lanes, England
Age on arrival in Australia20
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressDewhurst Farm, Dudley, England
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, H Simpson, Dewhurst Farm, Dudley, England
Enlistment date21 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll26 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name20th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/37/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A75 Ballarat on 6 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll20th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 22 July 1918
Place of death or woundingCroury, France
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialCrouy British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row b, Grave No. 3), Crouy-Sur-Somme, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
92
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Herbert and Dinah SIMPSON, Dewhurst Farm, Cadley, near Preston, Lancashire, England

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