Fred SIMPSON

Regimental number2/1672
True NameSIMPSON, Frederick
AddressCPO, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Henry Simpson, Riccall, York, England
Rank on embarkationDriver
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on 13 June 1915
Final rankBombardier
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateDied of wounds 15 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialStrand Military Cemetery (Plot V, Row C, Grave No 10), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: Henry Simpson, Riccall, York; Wife: the late Uranay Simpson
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Fifth