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Alexander Grant Simpson

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  • Service number
    WWI 12561 AWMM
  • Also known as
    Alexander Grant McCallum Kirkpatrick Simpson AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alexander Grant AWMM
  • Surname
    Simpson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Alexander Grant McCallum Kirkpatrick Simpson AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 12561 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    13 May 1892 Military Personnel file Hunterville, Manawatu-Wanganui Military Personnel file
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    A.G. Simpson (father), Glenmorven, Hunterville, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 12561 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 12 October 1915 Military Personnel file
    Age 23 AWMM
    Farmer/Civilian Military Personnel file
    Trentham, Upper Hutt 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

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    28 May 1977 Public Source
    Age 85 AWMM
    Te Puke, Bay of Plenty Public Source
  • Date of death
    31 May 1977 Public - Tania - Researcher - 24 November 2022 - Photo of memorial
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Memorial at A.G Simpson Domain, Hunterville Public - Tania - Researcher - 24 November 2022 - Photo of memorial
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Roll of Honour

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  • Alot of the stories he took to the grave
    Public - catherine - Direct descendant - 4 September 2016
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Sources

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Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
24 November 2022Taniawellington, nzResearcher
04 September 2016catherinetauranga nzDirect descendant

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