SIMPSON, Frederick Leonard
(Service number 36494)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| 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 | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Reinforcements, G Company | ||
| Date | 19 January 1917 | ||
| Transport | Waitemata | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | Auckland Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Death
| Date | 4 October 1917 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Ypres, Belgium | ||
| Cause | Killed in Action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Tyne Cot Memorial, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | ||
| 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
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