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Ordinary Seaman WILLIAM SIMPSON

Service Number: D/JX421167

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Navy

H.M.S. Drake

Date of Death

Died 16 May 1943

Age 20 years old

Buried or commemorated at

NEW DEER CEMETERY

Sec. B. Grave 1191.

United Kingdom

Stone in good order, lettering showing signs of wear but is legible. Adjacent stone is not listed but bears his name.

Photographer: David Foster

Country of Service United Kingdom
Additional Info Son of William and Nancy Forbes Simpson, of Maud.
Personal Inscription IN LOVING MEMORY OF WILLIAM

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