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SIMPSON, Jack
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2660 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 18 June 1895 |
| Home Town: | Abbotsford, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fitter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 21 September 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2660, 7th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2660, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
| 21 Sep 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2660, 2nd Machine Gun Company, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2660 awm_unit: 2 Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-09-21 |
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