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SIMPSON, Edgar Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2893 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Queenscliffe, Victoria, Australia, December 1892 |
| Home Town: | Newport, Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Wongthaggi, Victoria, Australia, 19 August 1970 |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremated |
| Tree Plaque: |
Modewarre Avenue of Honour
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| Memorials: | Modewarre Avenue of Honour Plaque |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2893, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
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| 10 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2893, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 27 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Division Artillery | |
| 9 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 25th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 13th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 18 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 2893, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Medically unfit |
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