| Regimental number | 310 |
| Place of birth | Bacchus Marsh, Victoria |
| School | State School No. 28 and Melbourne High School, Victoria |
| Other training | Studying Bachelor of Law, University of Melbourne |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Morrah Street, Parkville, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Father, John Simpson, 'Luloma', Bacchus Marsh, Victoria |
| Previous military service | 56th Infantry; Served as a Lieutenant in the Citizen Military Forces, in the 56th Yarra Borderers Infantry Battalion. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
| Unit name | 3rd Pioneer Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/15/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Comissioned |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
| Fate | Drowned |
| Place of death or wounding | Armentieres, France |
| Age at death | 21 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. I), Armentieres, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 173 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Emma SIMPSON, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Cousins: 2420 Pte William Henry SIMPSON, 8th Bn, died of wounds, 1 December 1915. |