Regimental number | 2890 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Clerk |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Simpson, Hill Street, Wynnum, Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bapaume, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 19.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | A.I.F. Burial Ground (Plot XI, Row K, Grave No. 5), Flers, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 57 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and Annie SIMPSON, Adam Street, Wynnum, Queensland. Native of Melbourne |