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SIMPSON, Charles Young
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3919 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 October 1915, Holsworthy, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dundee, Scotland, February 1889 |
| Home Town: | Denman, Muswellbrook, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Natural causes, New South Wales, 28 June 1985 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3919, Holsworthy, New South Wales | |
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| 20 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3919, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 20 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3919, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3919, 19th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW (right arm) | |
| 21 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 19th Infantry Battalion | |
| 27 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 3919, 19th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, 2nd occasion - Shell wound (shoulder and left hand) | |
| 19 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 3919, 19th Infantry Battalion |
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