SIMPSON, Harry
| Service Number: | 791 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 December 1914, Hughenden, Queensland. |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | North Yorkshire, England, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Hughenden, Flinders, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Harrogate Higher Grade School, England |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Palestine, 9 August 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Jerusalem Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Dec 1914: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), 791, Hughenden, Queensland. | |
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| 9 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 791, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itria embarkation_ship_number: A53 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 791, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Itria, Brisbane | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Involvement Trooper, 791, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 791 awm_unit: 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1916-08-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 27 and the only son of Johnston Simpson and E.Simpson of Stockeld Park, Spofforth.
Spofforth is a village in the civil parish of Spofforth with Stockeld in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England, about 3 miles north west of Wetherby and 5 miles south of Harrogate on the River Crimple, a tributary of the River Nidd.
He was wounded three times during service.
He is remembered on the Spofforth Village War Memorial-the memorial details are inscribed on a stone plaque at the entrance to Long Memorial Hall, located on Castle Street, Spofforth, HG3 1AP.
SPOFFORTH MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY
1914 –1921
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