William Henry SIMPSON

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Service Number:	2420
Enlisted:	25 June 1915, Enlisted at Seymour, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling:	Eastern Road State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Galvanizer
Died:	Died of wounds - gunshot wound to the head, At sea on board HS Dongola, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 1 December 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Panel 30, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

25 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2420, Enlisted at Seymour, Victoria
16 Jul 1915:	Involvement Private, 2420, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
16 Jul 1915:	Embarked Private, 2420, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
27 Nov 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2420, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gunshot wound to the head

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Son of Robert Simpson and Lucy Simpson nee Spurr of Police Depot, Victoria Barracks, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal