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Full Name
James Thomas Simpson
Rank Last Held
Trooper
Forename(s)
James Thomas
Surname
Simpson
War
World War I, 1914-1918
Serial No.
11/1596
First Known Rank
Trooper
Next of Kin
Mrs B. Simpson (mother), Karaka Road, Thames, New Zealand
Marital Status
Single
Enlistment Address
Karaka Road, Thames, New Zealand
Military District
Auckland
Body on Embarkation
6th Reinforcements
Embarkation Unit
Wellington Mounted Rifles
Embarkation Date
14 August 1915
Place of Embarkation
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport
Vessel
Willochra or Tofua
Destination
Suez, Egypt
Page on Nominal Roll
664
Last Unit Served
Machine Gun Squadron
Place of Death
Palestine
Date of Death
25 November 1917
Year of Death
1917
Cause of Death
Killed in action
Cemetery Name
Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel
Grave Reference
M. 53
Biographical Notes
According to Luxford, Simpson was buried at Arsnf District Military Graves (near Jaffa, Palestine).
Further References
  • 'With the Machine Gunners in France and Palestine : being the Official History of the New Zealand Machine Gun Corps.' by Maj. J.H. Luxford
  • Search http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz for information about this person's Military Personnel File. Use the Simple Search option.
Sources Used
Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919