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SIMPSON, Edward (Ebenezer)
Personal Details
| Service Number: | TX2678 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 24 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, 18 July 1907 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Presumed, At sea (South West Pacific Area), East China Sea, Pacific Ocean, 24 June 1944, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Singapore Memorial Kranji War Cemetery |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, TX2678 | |
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| 24 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, TX2678 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Pte Simpson enlisted in Hobart on 24 June 1940. He became a prisoner of war of the Japanese in a camp in Java, then was one of 772 Australian, British and American prisoners transported in the Tamahoko Maru to work in Japan. The ship was sunk on 24 June 1944 by the submarine USS Tang, with the loss of 559 prisoners, including Pte Simpson, aged 32.
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