Robert Henry SIMPSON

Regimental number12/2895
True NameSIMPSON, Robert Henry Morris
AddressRuawai via Helensville
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, J Simpson, Ruawai via Helensville
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 14 August 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 19 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialSt Sever Cemetery Extension ( Plot B, Row 22, Grave No 69), Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Bessie Simpson, Ruawai, Northern Wairoa, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Sixth

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