Private

James Ellis Leece Simpson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Alexander and Clara Simpson, of 34, Oterarnika Rd., Invercargill.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
15245
Name:
James Ellis Leece Simpson
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
A. Simpson (father), Nelson Street, East Gore, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Agent
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
09 June 1917
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
26 July 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 59
HMNZT 60
Vessel:
Waitemata or Ulimaroa
Destination:
Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
James Ellis Leece Simpson
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