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SIMPSON, George Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 61 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 25 January 1915, Original of Headquarters |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hay, New South Wales, Australia, 16 March 1885 |
| Home Town: | Balranald, Balranald, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 November 1916, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Balranald War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 61, 21st Infantry Battalion, Original of Headquarters | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 61, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 61, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 5 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 61, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 61 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-11-05 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Born at Toogimbee Station, Hay, New South Wales.
His brother 1217 Private Archibald Simpson, 14th Battalion, was killed in action at Gallipoli on 8 August 1915.
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