English Māori Leo Edward Simpson Born 1911 - Died 21 March 1963 PDF Key details Service number61858 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rank WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesLeo Edward AWMM SurnameSimpson AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number61858 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionAnglican, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth1911 AWMM New Zealand AWMM New Zealand AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM C/o Inglewood Hotel, Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupationWool classer AWMM Next of kin on embarkationMrs K. Simpson (mother), 12 Massey Street, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusUnknown AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number61858 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMM Factory hand AWMM New Plymouth, Taranaki AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Gunner AWMM Artillery Reinforcements AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of Kate Simpson and Francis Walter Simpson. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death21 March 1963 AWMM Age 52 AWMM AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryWaikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Soldiers Burial L Row 4, Plot 61 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameMemorial plaque, St Judes (Anglican) Church, St Jude Street, Avondale, Auckland AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Leo Edward Simpson by laying a poppy. Kenneth Simpson Leo Albert Simpson Leo Edward Simpson Leonard Armstrong Simpson Leonard Christopher Simpson Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Leo Edward Simpson Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksAuckland Council. West (Waikumete) burial and cremation records search http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/parksfacilities/cemeteries/Pages/westcemeterysearch.aspx Sources Used Births, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Sources Used St Judes, Avondale Details of plaques, St Judes (Anglican) Church, Avondale http://cemetery.stjudes.co.nz/StJudes_Cemetery/Survey-ChurchPlaques_files/11-Church%20Plaques-St%20Jude's.pdf Further Reference St Judes (Anglican) Church, Avondale, Auckland http://www.stjudes.co.nz/Stjudes-Home.html Further Reference St Judes cemetery now known as George Maxwell Memorial cemetery includes history, biographies http://cemetery.stjudes.co.nz/StJudes_Cemetery/Cemetery-Home.html Further Reference DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 4: WW2 322 AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
