| Regimental number | 1400 |
| Place of birth | Stawell, Victoria |
| School | Concongella State School, No.1136, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Stawell, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Bessie Simpson, Doctors Creek, Stawell, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 39th Battalion, D Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 39th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Wounded on 4 October 1917 and died three days later. |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
| Age at death | 25.5 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery (Plot III, Row F, Grave No. 23), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 131 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Stawell Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: William and Bessie (d. 26 September 1938, aged 69; bu. Stawell) SIMPSON, Stawell, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Cousins (2nd): 3653 Pte Wesley Henry MITCHELL, 29th Bn, killed in action; 6395 Pte Edgar Ernest MITCHELL, 37th Bn, returned to Australia, 12 March 1918; 7526 Pte Charles Joseph James MOONEY, 7th Bn, killed in action, 9 August 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |