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David Gordon Simpson

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David Gordon Simpson in uniform - This image may be subject to copyright

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    David Gordon AWMM
  • Surname
    Simpson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Shorty AWMM
  • Service number
    NZ414689 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    29 March 1921 AWMM Green Island, Dunedin AWMM
    Green Island, Otago, New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs J.C. Simpson (mother) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 17 November 1941 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM
      Jaundice AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM
      Measles AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Flight Lieutenant Simpson was admitted to hospitals in Ounnville (Canada) and Bombay (India) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • References
    • This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. AWMM
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762). AWMM

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