Lance Corporal

Robert Simpson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mrs. Penelope Simpson, of 19, Earl St., Scotstoun, Glasgow, Scotland, and the late Frederick Simpson. Also served in Mesopotamia.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
1212470
Name:
Robert Simpson
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs P. Simpson (mother), 19 Earl Street, Scotstown, Glasgow, Scotland
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Aponal, Opotiki, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
27 September 1916
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
5th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 June 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 24
HMNZT 25
HMNZT 26
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (24 July - 6 August 1915)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
Robert Simpson
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