George William Simpson
Service number
7804
Military unit
1st Garrison Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Address
Nottingham
Date of birth
Date of death
02 Sep 1916 (41 years old)
Place of birth
Kirton Lindsey Lincolnshire
Employment, education or hobbies
In 1911 he was a bobbin brass winder.
- Family History
- Military history
- Extra information
- Photographs
Family history
George William Simpson was born in 1875 at Kirton Lindsey, Lincolnshire, he was the son of William and Ellen Simpson of Kirton Lindsey.
In 1911 he lodged at 167 Waterway Street Meadows Nottingham.
Military history
Private George William Simpson, enlisted at Nottingham, he served with the 1st garrison battalion Sherwood Foresters Regiment, he landed in France on 24th August 1915, He died of wounds in Egypt on 2nd September 1916,
Extra information
additional research and information Peter Gillings
Photographs
Photo of George William Simpson
simpson_george_william_photo courtesy of the Sherwood Foresters Regiment roll of honour website,
Photo of George William Simpson
Port Said war cemetery, Egypt