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Joseph Colin Campbell SIMPSON

Regimental number2148
Place of birthBathurst New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressYork Street, Fairfield, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Joseph Simpson, York Street, Fairfield, New South Wales
Enlistment date3 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name35th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/52/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 24 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll35th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 31 October 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrother: 2149 Pte Kenneth McKenzie SIMPSON, 35th Bn, killed in action, 12 October 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death14 November 1960

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