SIMPSON, James Victor
| Service Number: | 6177 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 July 1916, 3 years senior cadets |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia, June 1897 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, 1st Southern General Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, 4 December 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Birmingham (Lodge Hill) Cemetery, Warwickshire, England Row B10, Grave No. 289 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6177, 21st Infantry Battalion, 3 years senior cadets | |
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| 3 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6177, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6177, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 4 Dec 1917: | Involvement Private, 6177, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6177 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-12-04 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 4th December…… James Victor Simpson was born at Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales around 1897.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 18th July, 1916 as a 19 year old, single, Horse Driver from 15 Princess Street, Miller’s Point, Sydney, New South Wales.
On the “Application to Enlist in the Australian Imperial Force” form – James Victor Simpson recorded that both his parents were dead.
Private James Victor Simpson, Service number 6177, embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on HMAT Afric (A19) on 3rd November, 1916 with the 6th Infantry Brigade, 21st Infantry Battalion, 17th Reinforcements.
He was written up for an Offence on 11th November, 1916 while at Sea – Neglect of Duty. This was admonished by Colonel G. H. Dean. He was written up for an Offence on 19th November, 1916 while at Sea – Asleep at Post whilst on Guard. He forfeited 2 days’ pay. Private Simpson was written up for another Offence while at Sea – Absent from Parade on 22nd December, 1916. He was awarded a forfeiture of 1 days pay. Private Simpson disembarked at Plymouth, England on 9th January, 1917.
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England. Some of these were located in the Salisbury Plain & surrounding areas in the county of Wiltshire.
On 11th January, 1917 Private Simpson was marched in to 6th Training Battalion at Larkhill, Wiltshire. He was written up for an Offence while posted at Larkhill, Wiltshire on 2nd February, 1917 – Conduct to the prejudice of good order & military discipline in that when told to cease talking on Parade he continued to talk, He was awarded 5 day confined to Camp. Private Simpson was written up for an Offence while posted at Rollestone, Wiltshire - A.W.L (Absent without Leave) from 9.30 pm on 2nd June, 1917 to 10.30 pm on 3rd June, 1917. He was awarded a forfeiture of 4 days’ Pay & 7 days confined to Camp by Lieutenant Colonel F. Forbes on 4th June, 1917. His total forfeiture of pay was 6 days.
Private Simpson proceeded overseas to France on 14th June, 1917 from Rollestone. He was marched in to 2nd A.D.B.D. (Australian Divisional Base Depot) at Havre, France on 15th June, 1917 & joined 21st Battalion in France on 3rd July, 1917 from Reinforcements.
He reported sick on 7th August, 1917 & was admitted to 58th Scottish (?) General Hospital at St. Omer the same day. He was transferred to 7th Convalescent Depot with Appendicitis then transferred to 3rd Rest Camp at Boulogne, France on 14th September, 1917. Private Simpson was marched into 2nd A.D.B.D. (Australian Divisional Base Depot) at Havre, France on 17th September, 1917.
On 24th October, 1917 Private Simpson reported sick & was admitted to 2nd General Hospital at Havre on the same day with Abuminia from 2nd A.D.B.D. He embarked for England on 30th October, 1917 on Hospital Ship Panama with Nephritis & was admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England on 31st October, 1917 with General Nephritis – severe.
Private James Victor Simpson died on 4th December, 1917 at 1st Southern General Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England from Chronic Parenchymatous Nephritis & Uraemia.
He was buried in Soldiers’ Plot in Lodge Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, West Midlands, England where 54 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located. His name is remembered on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Screen Wall B10. 289 as he does not have a headstone.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/-lodge-hill.html
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