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SIMPSON, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX23345 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gayndah, Queensland, Australia, 11 May 1917 |
| Home Town: | Maryborough, Fraser Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness, Thailand, 29 September 1943, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) Plot A5, Row G, Grave 20 Headstone inscription reads: Loved & sadly missed by Dad, Mum, Brothers & Sisters of Gympie Q'ld Roll of Honour - Proston, Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Thanbyuzayat, Mon State, Myanmar |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Gympie WW2 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, QX23345 | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 22 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX23345, 2nd/30th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas and Ethel Simpson of Gympie, QLD
At the time of enlisting he was living in the Nundabbbera area and enlisted at Maryborough