Joseph SIMPSON

Regimental number39903
OccupationButcher
Next of kinSister, Miss R A Simpson, 1 Balfour Street, Keighley, England
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 22nd Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Aparima on 16 February 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 31 July 1917
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Sister: Miss Sarah Mary Simpson, 51 Skipton Road, Kildwick, Keighley, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 9