SIMPSON J.R.

Given Names:  James Roy

Service Number:  7321

Unit:  Div Train, 10th reinforcements                                                                                

Rank:  Private  

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Age:  19 Yrs  1 Mth

Occupation:  Carpenter                                                                                                  

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Roman Catholic

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  6¾ In                  

Weight:  154 Lbs

Chest:  33-36 In

Hair:  Dark Brown

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Fresh

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  17/7/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  George Simpson

68 Mason Street, Hawthorn, Victoria                                                                                 

Embarkation Date:  9/9/1915

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Ballarat A70

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Euripides                                         

Embarked:  6/9/1919                                 

Disembarked:  20/10/1919

Unit:  7th Mobile Veterinary Section                                                                                               

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  19/11/1919                     

Place: 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  26219

British War Medal:  18246

Victory Medal:  18116

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1896

Place:  Richmond, Victoria                       

Father:  George SIMPSON                      

Mother:  Margaret LILLIS

MARRIAGE

Year:  1931     

Place:             

Spouse: Vera Doris BRITTINGHAM

DEATH

Date or Year: 21/2/1977                          

Place: Malvern, Victoria                           

Burial:  Templestowe Cemetery, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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