SIMPSON, Eustace
| Service Number: | 16230 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Armidale, New South Wales, Australia, October 1884 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Solicitor |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 9 November 1953, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW |
| Memorials: | Armidale Memorial Fountain |
World War 1 Service
| 8 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 16230, 2nd Field Company Engineers | |
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| 11 Nov 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 16230, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Nov 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 16230, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 9 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 16230, 2nd Field Company Engineers, 1st Passchendaele, SW to left buttock | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 16230, 2nd Field Company Engineers |
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From: In Remembrance: Hungerford and Associated Families in the Great War 1914-1918
Spr Eustace SIMPSON,
Regimental Number: 16230
Unit Name: November 1916 Reinforcements
Religion: Church of England
Occupation: Solicitor
Address: Sydney, NSW
Age of Enlistment: 31 years and 7 months
Enlistment Date and Place: 8 May 1916, Sydney, NSW
Next of Kin: Mother, Mrs. Emily Sarah Simpson, 'Meadowfield', Armidale, NSW
Rank on Enlistment: Sapper
Embarkation Details: Unit embarked from Sydney, NSW, on board HMAT A29 Suevic, on 11 November 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll: Sapper
Unit from Nominal Roll: 2nd Field Company Engineers
Campaigns Served: Western Front
War Service/Promotions: Disembarked, Devonport, Plymouth, Devon, England, on 30 January 1917 and marched into Aust. Dtls, 6 & 7 Camp, Perham Downs, Salisbury Plains, Wiltshire, England. On 9 February 1917, he marched in to Australian Engineers Training Depot, Brightlingsea, Essex, England. On 15 May 1917, he proceeded overseas to France via Folkestone Kent, England. On 28 May 1917 Taken on Strength 2nd Field Company Engineers ex Reinforcements from Australian General Base Depot, Etaples, France. Wounded in action 9 October 1917, Ypres, Belgium, with gunshot wound to left buttock (initially reported slight, but wound was deep, later reports were severe). Embarked HS St Andrew, admitted to Edmonton Military Hospital, Edmonton, London, England, 17 October 1917. Transferred to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, London, England, 24 October 1917. On 12 December detached to No 2 Depot, Weymouth, Dorset, England, where he awaited return to Australia, unfit for military service for 6 months.
Place of Wounding: Gunshot wound, left hip and left buttock (severe), 9 October 1917, Ypres, Belgium.
Fate: Returned to Australia per HT Corinthic, 10 January 1918, transhipped to SS Port Darwin, 4 March 1918, disembarking 4 April 1918, Sydney, NSW. He never married.
Place of Death: 9 November 1953, Sydney, NSW
Place of Cremation: Northern Suburbs Crematorium, North Ryde, NSW, and is buried in Armidale Cemetery, Armidale, NSW
Medals/Citations: British War Medal; Victory Medal
War Memorial/Honour Roll: Armidale World War I Memorial Fountain, Armidale, NSW
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