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Kenneth Simpson

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 41), Page: 21 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 41), Page: 21 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Kenneth AWMM
  • Surname
    Simpson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 27382 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    22 June 1893 BDM, Births Year; Day/Month Family Waipukurau, Wairarapa BDM, births
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Pre May 1916 AWMM 22 Falsgrave St, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 G.E. Simpson (father), South Otago Freezing-works, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 27382 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 31 May 1916 Military Personnel file
    Age 22 AWMM
    Warehouseman/Civilian Military Personnel file
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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
    • 2 March 1916 AWMMHeight, WWI AWMM
      5 feet 8 inches AWMM
    • 2 March 1916 AWMMWeight, WWI AWMM
      133 pounds AWMM
    • 2 March 1916 AWMMChest, WWI AWMM
      33 inches Max: 34 inches AWMM
    • 2 March 1916 AWMMEye colour, WWI AWMM
      Blue AWMM
    • 2 March 1916 AWMMHair colour, WWI AWMM
      Fair AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Only son of Sarah Jane and George Edmund Simpson. Husband of Amelia Sophia (nee Streeter) they married on the 15 August 1916. His eldest daughter, Joan Amelia Simpson was born in 1917 whilst Kenneth was serving on the Western Front.

    He attested with a birth date 21 June 1894, BDM and family give another date, 22 June 1893.

    Before enlistment Kenneth was working as a Warehouseman with Adams Limited in Christchurch.





    Listed by Balclutha Branch of New Zealand Society of Genealogists as buried in Balclutha. AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
    12 June 1952 BDM, births
    BDM, births
  • 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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  • Maia to attend ANZAC 2022 as head girl for Kaikoura High School, with love
    Public - Christine and maia - Direct descendant - 19 April 2022
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  • Our love from all your grand, and great-grandchildren
    Public - Christine - Direct descendant - 24 April 2020
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19 April 2022Christine and maiaRichmond nelson nzDirect descendant
24 April 2020ChristineRichmond, NelsonDirect descendant

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