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SIMPSON, Frederick Leonard
(Service number 36494)

Commemorative medal thought to have been presented to Leonard Simpson's family, from Morven residents, in recognition of his ultimate sacrifice for the Empire during the Great War. (South Canterbury Museum )

Waimate War Memorial (right panel), pictured in 2011 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.33 #02)

Waimate War Memorial, pictured in 2011 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.33 #01)

Aliases
First Rank	Rifleman	Last Rank	Private

Birth

Date	Unknown	Place of Birth

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment	C/- B Corry, Morven
Occupation	Labourer for B Corry, Morven
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin	F. Simpson (father), Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand
Religion
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	Reinforcements, G Company
Date	19 January 1917
Transport	Waitemata
Embarked From		Destination	Plymouth, Devon, England

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With	Auckland Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion

Military Awards

Campaigns
Service Medals
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date		Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	4 October 1917	Age
Place of Death	Ypres, Belgium
Cause	Killed in Action
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Tyne Cot Memorial, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Memorial Reference	NZ Apse, Panel 1
New Zealand Memorials	Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories; On Memorial wall, Timaru (as L C Simpson)?; Waimate First World War Memorial (as L Simpson)?

Biographical Notes

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Simpson, of Lincoln, Canterbury

Sources

External Links

Military personnel file

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