Gordon SIMPSON

Regimental number13/651
Place of birthWilbarston, Northants, England
AddressNgaruawahia, Waikato
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMiss E M Ward, Tor View, Pukeroro via Hamilton, Waikato
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on 16 October 1914
The Auckland Mounted Rifles, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 'Star of India' and HMNZT 12 'Waimana'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unitNew Zealand Mounted Machine Gun Squadron
Other detailsA member of the Legion of Frontiersmen.
FateKilled in Action 30 March 1918
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsJerusalem Memorial (Panel No 1), Palestine
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henrietta Simpson, Bushbury Lodge, Willes Road, Leamington Spa, England, and the late Robert Simpson
Other details

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

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Main Body