Regimental number | 2492 |
Place of birth | Hamilton, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Engraver |
Address | Como Parade, Mentone, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr Harry Simpson, Como Parade, Mentone, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 57th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/74/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 57th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died in Adelaide of Tuberculosis. |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Cheltenham Cemetery (Portion Church of England, Row 26, Grave No. 8), Victoria |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 164 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated ('Pro Deo et Patria') in St Augustine's Anglican Church (stained glass window), Mentone, Victoria. Native of Hamilton, Victoria. Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, Victoria. Died enroute (invalid) |