Regimental number | 17265 |
Place of birth | Balmain, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Articled law clerk |
Address | Balmain, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 158 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William Marrison Simpson, 'Mahonga,' Booth Street, Balmain, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in Australian Army Service Corps, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | February 1917 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/42/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A46 Clan Mcgillivray on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Field Company Engineers |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Anchises', 28 February 1919; arrived Melbourne, 13 April 1919, for onward travel by sea to Sydney; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 18 May 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SIMPSON John McNeill |