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Bert Arthur SIMPSON

Regimental number170
Place of birthDarlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales
SchoolWest Marrickville Public School, New South Wales
ReligionMethodist
OccupationSalesman
Address25 Havelock Street, Drummoyne, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, Harry A Simpson, 25 Havelock Street, Drummoyne, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date6 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name36th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 13 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll36th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXXIV, Row D, Grave No. 20), Passchendaele, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
127
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Louise SIMPSON, 25 Havelock Street, Drummoyne, New South Wales. Native of Sydney
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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