Trooper

Charles James Simpkiss

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Victor Robert and Lena Simpkiss, of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
72664
Name:
Charles James Simpkiss
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
28 November 1920
Place of Birth: 
New Plymouth, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs L. Simpkiss (mother), 254 Devon Street, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
c/o Porters' Room, New Zealand Railways, Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Railway Porter
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Armoured Corps, 2 Divisional Cavalry Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
01 June 1944
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
X. B. 16.
Cemetery Location: 
Italy
Charles James Simpkiss
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