Regimental number | 2788 |
Place of birth | Perth, Scotland |
School | Perth Academy, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 19 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Tailor |
Address | c/o W Stewart, 28 Columbus Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Catherine Simpson, c/o W Stewart, 28 Columbus Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Previous military service | Nil. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died in Montevido Hospital, England of wounds sustained in France. |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | England |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Melcombe Regis Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 3059), Dorset, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 60 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Jane SIMPSON |
Family/military connections | Nil. |