Thomas Gordon SIMPSON

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Service Number:	995
Enlisted:	18 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria
Schooling:	Moreland State School, Victoria
Occupation:	Carpenter
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 May 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, West Brunswick State School Honour Roll

18 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 995, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 995, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 995, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne

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Son of Richard Simpson and Jessie J. Simpson nee Edmond of 3 Chelsea Road, Chelsea, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served with the the Scottich and Victorian 6th Regiments in Victoria