Noel William ("Red Fox") SIMPSON DSO, DSO & Bar

Noel William ("Red Fox") SIMPSON DSO, DSO & Bar Update Details

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Service Numbers:	NX12221, 386621
Enlisted:	6 May 1940
Last Rank:	Colonel
Last Unit:	2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 22 February 1907
Home Town:	Cremorne, North Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 18 November 1971, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

6 May 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Colonel, 386621
6 May 1940:	Enlisted Major, NX12221, 2nd/13th Infantry Battalion
1 Jul 1942:	Involvement Lieutenant Colonel, NX12221, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein
17 Jan 1943:	Honoured Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, El Alamein
4 Sep 1943:	Involvement Lieutenant Colonel, NX12221, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns
6 Apr 1944:	Honoured Companion of the Distinguished Service Order and bar, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns
14 May 1946:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Colonel, 386621
14 May 1946:	Discharged Colonel, NX12221, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
Date unknown:	Involvement NX12221

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CO of 2/17 Bn during campaigns - El Alamein, Huon Peninsula.

Companion of the Distinguished Service Order and bar.