SIMPSON, Frank Lotherington
| Service Number: | 1585 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 March 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Mobile Veterinary Section |
| Born: | Armidale, New South Wales, Australia, 5 August 1890 |
| Home Town: | Armidale, Armidale Dumaresq, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Overseer |
| Died: | Armidale, New South Wales, Australia, 16 May 1963, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Armidale General Cemetery Church of England Section |
| Memorials: | Armidale Memorial Fountain |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1585, 12th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 2 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1585, 12th Light Horse Regiment, RMS Moldavia, Sydney | |
| 2 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1585, 12th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Moldavia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 2nd Light Horse Regiment | |
| 24 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 4th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 11 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Mobile Veterinary Section | |
| 30 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1585, 9th Mobile Veterinary Section |
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From: In Remembrance: Hungerford and Associated Families in the Great War 1914-1918
Pte Frank Lotherington SIMPSON,
Regimental Number: 1585
Unit Name: 12th Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcement
Religion: Church of England
Occupation: Station Overseer
Address: 'Meadowfield', Armidale, NSW
Age of Enlistment: 24 years and 7 months
Enlistment Date and Place: 11 March 1915, Liverpool, NSW
Next of Kin: Mother, Mrs. Emily Susannah Simpson, 'Meadowfield', Armidale, NSW
Rank on Enlistment: Private
Embarkation Details: Unit embarked from Sydney, NSW,
on board HMAT RMS Moldavia, on 2 October 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll: Private
Unit from Nominal Roll: 9th Mobile Veterinary Section
Campaigns Served: Egypt
War Service/Promotions: Taken on Strength, 22 February 1916, Helipolis, Egypt. Marched in 12th Light Horse, 26 April 1916, Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt. Transferred ex Machine Gun Section to B Squadron, Durdak, 30 May 1916. Admitted to 14 Australian General Hospital, Cairo, Egypt, on 2 October 1916, with varicose veins. Transferred to Montazah, Egypt, then Mustapha, and the 17th General Hospital by 13 November 1916, with neurasthenia. Discharged to Moascar, Egypt, 20 December 1916. Taken on Strength 21 December 1916, and transferred to 4th Light Horse Regiment from 2nd Light Horse, on 24 February 1917. Transferred to12th Light Horse on 12 March 1917. Transferred to 9th Mobile Veterinary Section on 11 July 1917, and Taken on Strength in Rafa, Egypt on 13 July 1917. Admitted to 3 Australian General Hospital, Cairo, Egypt, on 27 November 1918. On the 5 December, he was transferred to Boulac, Abbassia, Egypt. Rejoined unit in the Field, 4 February 1919. Appointed Driver 20 February 1919. Sick to 26th Stationary Hospital on 25 April 1919 with malaria, and reverts to previous rank. Transferred to 14th Australian General Hospital, till 17 May 1919. Invalided back to Australia with malaria and debility.
Fate: Returned to Australia per HT Dunluce Castle, 17 July 1919, at Suez, disembarking 30 August 1919, Australia. He never married.
Place of Death: 16 May 1963, Armidale, NSW
Place of Burial: Church of England Section, Armidale Cemetery, Armidale, NSW
Medals/Citations: 1914/15 Star; British War Medal; Victory Medal
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