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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

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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
    10 October 1915 RNZAF Biographies (R17845615) Gisborne, New Zealand RNZAF Biographies (R17845615)
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
    Son of Frederick John and Jessie Ann Simpson, of Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 9 August 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/alfred-alexander-simpson
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Father: Mr. F. J. Simpson. Box 20, Patutahi, Gisborne AWMM
    • WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. F. J. Simpson of Gisborne AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Single/WWII AWMM
    • husband of Gladys Simpson, of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 9 August 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/alfred-alexander-simpson

Service

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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
    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.

      Attended Gisborne High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845615)) 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

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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
    Flight Sergeant A. A. Simpson, R.N.Z.A.F., who is reported missing on air operations, is a son of Mr, and Mrs. F. J. Simpson, Patutahi, and before entering the service two years ago was working in the Patutahi district, chiefly on his father’s farm. Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 9 August 2023 - GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXXI, ISSUE 21509, 14 SEPTEMBER 1944, PAGE 6
  • 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

Sources

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  • References
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • 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
    • RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Qu - Sl. Archives New Zealand (R17845615) - Former archives reference: AIR118 AWMM
    • Please note that the 12 volumes of the "RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939-1945" held at Archives NZ (formerly known as AIR118) should be used in conjunction with Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow". FYT reflects detailed examination of all of the AIR118 bios which contain many inaccuracies and omissions. AWMM
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [List of Missing - United Kingdom, Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845745) AWMM
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [List of Missing]. Archives New Zealand (R17845747) AWMM

Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
02 June 2024RoderickRiverheadOther relative
09 August 2023Lorraine Mona GisborneResearcher
05 July 2022KelvinNorfolk, EnglandResearcher
28 October 2020JimmyThe NetherlandsOther
08 February 2019RodAuckland NZOther relative

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