Regimental number | 36494 |
Occupation | Farm labourer |
Next of kin | Father, F Simpson, Lincoln, Canterbury |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, G Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 75 Waitemata on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 3rd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 1), Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs Frederick Simpson, Lincoln, Canterbury |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 52, p. 30 |