Private

Robert Alexander Simpson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Margaret Simpson, of 132, Salisbury St., Christchurch, and the late Alexander Simpson.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12/2845
Name:
Robert Alexander Simpson
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Margaret Simpson (mother), 153 Bealey Avenue, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Argyle Private Hotel, Morrinsville, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
16 September 1916
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
30
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
6th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 August 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 27
HMNZT 28
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
Robert Alexander Simpson
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