Private

William Simpson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William Jackson Simpson and Ann Simpson, of Normanton, Yorks., England.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
33968
Name:
William Simpson
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
W.J. Simpson (father), No. 6 Orchard, Normonsan, Yorkshire, England
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Goldminer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 3 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
04 October 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
35
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
19 January 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 75
Vessel:
Waitemata
Destination:
Plymouth, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XXIV. G. 18.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
William Simpson
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