Regimental number | 90 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Redfern Superior Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Trebor Rawson Street, Haberfield, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Brother, F A Simpson, Trebor Rawson Street, Haberfield, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A38 Ulysses on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | RoHC lists middle names as Sydney Centennial. Three times commended (Mentioned in Despatches) by Major General Commanding 4th Australian Division, as follows, i) "On his gallant conduct near Pozieres during August 1916", ii) "On his initiative and good leadership near Hollebeke, France on the night of 20/21 January 1918" (when in charge of a patrol) and iii) " On his initiative and good leadership when engaged with a wiring party on the night of 24/25 January 1918 near Hollebeke, France." |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Hebuterne, France |
Age at death | 30 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Fonquevillers Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 17), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 70 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick and Emily SIMPSON, "Trebor", Rawson Street, Haberfield, New South Wales. Native of Sydney |
Family/military connections | Nil. |