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Second Lieutenant COLIN SIMPSON

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Field Artillery

"A" Bty. 79th Bde.

Date of Death

Died 07 August 1916

Age 21 years old

Buried or commemorated at

GORRE BRITISH AND INDIAN CEMETERY

II. B. 17.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Awards Mentioned in Despatches
  • Additional Info Son of Douglas and Clara Simpson, of 31, Kendal Avenue, Toronto, Canada.
  • Personal Inscription FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH
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Buried or commemorated at

GORRE BRITISH AND INDIAN CEMETERY
Pas de Calais France
Number of casualties: 942
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