Private

Joseph Simpson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Brother of Miss Sarah Mary Simpson, of 51, Skipton Rd., Kildwick, Keighley, England.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
39903
Name:
Joseph Simpson
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Miss R.A. Simpson (sister), 1 Balfour Street, Keighley, England
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Butcher
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action at La Basse-Ville
Date of Death:
31 July 1917
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
35
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 February 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 76
Vessel:
Aparima
Destination:
Plymouth, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Joseph Simpson
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