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SIMPSON, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 684 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 March 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Forfarshire, Scotland, 6 August 1875 |
| Home Town: | St Peters (NSW), Inner West Council, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Scotland |
| Occupation: | Irondresser |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 7 April 1918, aged 42 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 684, 20th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 684, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 684, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 684, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 684, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of James and Isabella SIMPSON, Forfarshire, Scotland.
Husband of Mrs Rose Simpson, 14 Southern Street, St Peters, New South Wales