Trooper

Leonard Christopher Simpson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Elizabeth Simpson, of Lee's Line, Feilding.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:

Leonard Christopher Simpson was born in Palmerston North or Feilding on 9 May 1891, eldest son of John Simpson and Elizabeth (nee Stringer). He worked as a farmer for J Campion, Fordell. Between 1904... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
11/587
Name:
Leonard Christopher Simpson
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
09 May 1891
Place of Birth:
Manawatu-Wanganui, Palmerston North,
Next of Kin: 
John Simpson (father), Lee's Line, Feilding, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Care of J. Campion, Fordell, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Wellington Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
09 August 1915
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 6
HMNZT 10
Vessel:
Orari or Arawa
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
6
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Leonard Christopher Simpson
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