Regimental number | 835 |
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland |
School | Crookston Street, Glasgow and Bower Public School, Caithness, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 21 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Northam, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Simpson, Brabstendorran, Bowerwick, Scotland |
Previous military service | Sered in the 5th Seaforth Highlander Territorials. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, G Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Trench Mortar Battery |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Served with the 1st A.I.F. in Gallipoli, Egypt and the Persian Gulf. Died of wounds sustained in France at Fort Pitt, Chatham, England. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Chatham, England |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Berriedale Parish Churchyard (Plot A, New Ground, Grave No. 55), Latheron, Scotland |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 20 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander and Elizabeth SIMPSON, Brabsterdorran, Bower |