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Alfred Alexander Simpson

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel S_011. Image taken June 2020.

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel S_011. Image taken June 2020.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alfred Alexander AWMM
  • Surname
    Simpson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Alec Public - Rod - Other relative - 8 February 2019 - Family oral history
  • Service number
    • NZ425212 AWMM
    • WWII 425212 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Europe (Air) AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • NZ425212 AWMM
    • WWII 425212 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

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
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Alfred Simpson was the son of Frederick John and Jessie Ann Simpson, of Gisborne, New Zealand; husband of Gladys Simpson, of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. AWMM
    • Date of birth = 10 October 1915
      Date of marriage = 10 August 1943 Public - Rod - Other relative - 8 February 2019 - Ancestry.com family tree.

Death

About death

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  • Death
    21 July 1944 AWMM
    Age 29 AWMM
    The Netherlands (Holland), Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Uden War Cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands AWMM 3. I. 4. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Gisborne First World War Memorial, The Esplanade, Kaiti, Gisborne AWMM

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Sources

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
05 July 2022KelvinNorfolk, EnglandResearcher
28 October 2020JimmyThe NetherlandsOther
08 February 2019RodAuckland NZOther relative

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