SIMPSON, Vivian Lancelot
| Service Number: | 970 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 June 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Auckland, New Zealand, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Tennyson, Hawkesbury, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Bondi and Fort Street Public Schools |
| Occupation: | Bio Inspector |
| Memorials: | Sydney Morning Herald and Sydney Mail Record of War Service |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 970, 30th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 970, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 970, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Vivian was the eldest son of Mr. William J Simpson of Haberfield, NSW. He was born at Auckland in 1894, and educated at the Bondi and Fort Street Public Schools. He joined the clerical department of the Sydney Morning Herald in 1910.
In June 1915, he enlisted as a Private in the Infantry, being drafted to the 30th Battalion. He had three years' service on the Western Front, going through the battle of Fromelles in July 1916, the Somme campaign, and the engagements at Bapaume, Polygon Wood, Broodseinde, Passchendaele Ridge and Bellicourt. He was wounded at Broodseide.
He attained the rank of Sergant and was for some time attached to the Intelligence Branch.
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