William Henry SIMPSON

Regimental number2980
Place of birthLowther New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationMiner
AddressLithgow, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinFather, William Simpson, Lowther, New South Wales
Enlistment date30 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name57th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/74/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 3 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 6 July 1918
Place of burialFranvillers Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 17), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
164
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal