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Brice SIMPSON

Regimental number3901
Place of birthAdelaide, South Australia
SchoolPrince Alfred College, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationWarehouseman
AddressMaruria Road, Glenelg, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinMother, Mrs Amy Simpson, Maruria Road, Glenelg, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil.
Enlistment date3 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 7 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Australian Corps Salvage Company
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularDied of illness on 26 February 1919.
FateDied of disease 26 February 1919
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Brice spelt Bryce
Place of death or woundingLe Havre, France
Age at death32
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialSte Marie Cemetery (Division 64, Plot VIII, Row J, Grave No. 4), Le Havre, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
184
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: David and Josephine SIMPSON, Maturin Road, Glenelg, South Australia. Native of Adelaide, South Australia
Family/military connectionsNil.

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