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SIMPSON, Charles Sydney
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1460 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 November 1914, Enlisted at Kerang, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Scarborough, England, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Wee-wee-rup, Gannawarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Gladstone Road School, Scarborough, England |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 29 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 11, Row D, Grave 19, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1460, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kerang, Victoria | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1460, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1460, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 14 years
Son of C.E. and S.J. Simpson of 45 Templars Avenue, Golders Green, London, England formerly of Castle Brew Cottage, East Ayton, Yorkeshire, England. Brother of Albert E. Simpson who returned to Australia on 27 August 1917 having served with the 7th Battalion. Albert died on the 24 April 1959 and was buried in the Field of Mars Cemetery, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Member of the Boys Rifle Brigade, England