Charles Simson

Forenames

Charles AWMM

Surname

Simson AWMM

Also known as

Charles Simson AWMM

Service number

WWI 29501 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Religion

Church of England, Christian AWMM

Date of birth

b. 8th April 1887

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Birth notes

Son of Ian & Margaret SIMSON

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Address before enlistment

Pre 28 Jun 1916 AWMM Gisbourne, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Ian Simson (father), Te Aroha, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 11 Oct 1916 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

Messines AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 29501 AWMM

Enlistment

WW1 28 Jun 1916 AWMM
Age  32 AWMM
Farmer/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW1 11 Oct 1916-28 Dec 1916 AWMM
HMNZT 67 AWMM Vessel was Tofua AWMM Rifleman AWMM 12th Reinforcements, 1st Battalion, E Company AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade AWMM

Medical notes

• Height, Unknown Period AWMM
  5 foot 10 inches AWMM
• Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
  11 stone 10 pounds AWMM
• Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM
  Black AWMM
• Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM
  Blue AWMM
• Complexion, Unknown Period AWMM
  tanned dark AWMM
• Dental, Unknown Period AWMM
  Fair, plate AWMM
• Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
  June 1917 wounded severe right thigh, left buttock AWMM
• Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Private AWMM
Wellington Infantry Regiment AWMM

Death

4 Jul 1917 AWMM
Age  33 AWMM

Cause of death

Died of wounds AWMM

Cemetery

Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England AWMM VIII. D. 12. AWMM

Obituary

Private Charles M. Simson. who died of wounds on July 4, was the eldest son of Ian Simson, Te Aroha. He was 30 years of age, and was engaged in farming at Te Aroha. Mr. Simson's second eon has been in France for fourteen months, and his youngest son is now in camp at Trentham.

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Memorial name

• Te Aroha First World War Memorial, Kenrick Street, Te Aroha. AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R7817537
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/399707/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/399707
  Further Reference

References

• Austin, W. (1924). The official history of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (The Earl of Liverpool's Own). Wellington, N.Z.: L T Watkins.
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  43: 25
• Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
  Vol. 1: Includes portrait
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• HMNZT 67. Long Trail. (1916). On board ship:Published by the Right Wing of the 18th Reinforcements.