William James SIMPSON

Regimental number41641
OccupationGrocer
Next of kinWife, Mrs H Simpson, c/o Mrs Franks, Manse Street, Hawera
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 23rd Reinforcements, F Company (Unattached)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Corinthic on 2 April 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 7 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialFins New British Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row A, Grave No 18), Sorel-Le-Grand, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: Helena Simpson, Rimu Street, Inglewood, Taranaki
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 21

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