SIMPSON, Frederick
(Service number 6/3463)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 12/07/1885 | Place of Birth | Dublin, Ireland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 3 August 2014 | Age | 29 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Islington, Canterbury | ||
| Occupation | Meat worker - Islington works | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | T Synott (cousin) Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | France |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 8th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 13 November 1915 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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| Service Medals | 1914-1915 Star, BWM, VM | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 9 July 1916 | Age | 31 |
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| Place of Death | Somme, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armetieres, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Waimate First World War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
T Synott was listed as a cousin but unable to find this person. On the war record, the scroll and plaque was sent to T Synott in 1923 and the address then was Town Clerk, Christchurch. THe Plaque and scroll were returned by the Chch Council with a note to say "found on a shelf". T Synott must have left it behind. THe medals were sent to Mrs Mary J Fitzpatrick, Woodlands, Eglin, Ashburton. Unable to find connection between Frederick and Mrs Fitzpatrick. Shown on memorial as F T but unable to find second name.
Sources
Auckland Cenotaph, CWGC, Historical BMD, PapersPast, NZ Archives War record
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Liz Shea (SC branch NZSG)
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