Regimental number | 3121 |
Place of birth | Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland |
School | Renfrus School, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 12 |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | 32 Wesley Street, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, A Simpson, 32 Wesley Street, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 51st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, France |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Aveluy Wood Cemetery (Plot I, Row L, Grave No. 14) (lancashire Dump), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 154 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander and Jane SIMPSON. Native of Dunrossness, Lerwick, Scotland |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3118 Pte Malcolm SIMPSON, 11th Bn, killed in action, 22-25 July 1915. |