Regimental number | 15245 |
Occupation | Agent |
Next of kin | Father, A Simpson, Nelson Street, East Gore |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 15th Reinforcements, 1st Draft, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Waitemata on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Messines Ridge (New Zealand Memorial), nr Ieper, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander and Clara Simpson, 34 Oterarnika Road, Invercargill |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 12 |
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