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SIMPSON, Stamford Wallace
| Service Number: | 687 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hog Bay, South Australia, 17 September 1876 |
| Home Town: | Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Kingscote Hospital, Kangaroo Island, SA, 20 October 1955, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Penneshaw Cemetery, Kangaroo Island, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Kingscote Kangaroo Island WW1 Roll of Honour, Penneshaw Kangaroo Island Men Roll of Honor WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 687, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 687, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 687, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide | |
| 26 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 687 | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 687 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Private Stamford "Tiger" Wallace Simpson, of Kangaroo Island, was an original member of the 10th Battalion AIF and a member of the First Expeditionary Force. Simpson survived the war and built a cairn of limestone rock atop a hill overlooking Pelican Lagoon in memory of his mates who did not return (See Penneshaw Memorial (/explore/memorials/668)). The 10th Battalion Association erected a sign to signify this thanks to a grant from the ANZAC Day Commemoration Council.
Buried: Penneshaw Cemetery, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
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Attestation from - He stated that he had reeived 2 civilian convictions (assault and bad language)
30 April 1914 - Wounded in action, left lobe
6 August 1915 - To hospital with Pleurisy
12 May 1919 - Returned to Australia on board Soudan
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Stamford did not marry
RSL Information
27 June 1919 - Joined Penneshaw Sub Branch
25 February 1925 - Transferred to Kangaroo Island Sub Branch
31 January 1940 - Transferred to Kingscote Sub Branh
20 February 1945 - Transferred to Penneshaw Sub Branh
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