Topic: AIF - 2B - 5 LHR
5th LHR, AIF
5th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Harry Simpson
Harry Simpson's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Harry Simpson
Service number: 791
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 5th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 9 August 1916
Cemetery or memorial details: Jerusalem Memorial, Israel
War Grave Register notes: SIMPSON, Tpr. Harry, 791. 5th Australian Light Horse. 9th Aug., 1916.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Harry Simpson from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 791 |
| Place of birth | York, England |
| School | Harrogate Higher Grade School, England |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 21 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Stockman |
| Address | Stockeld Park, Witherby, Yorkshire, England |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Next of kin | Father, Johnson Simpson, Stockeld Park, Witherby, Yorkshire, England |
| Enlistment date | 23 December 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment, 3rd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/10/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A53 Itria on 9 February 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "My son was twice wounded at the Dardanelles. He went in during August 1915. He was in the evacuation and was one of the last to leave; they spent Christmas on board a ship." [Mother: Elizabeth Simpson of Harrogate, England.] |
| Fate | Killed in Action 9 August 1916 |
| Place of death or wounding | Linia, Egypt |
| Age at death | 27.5 |
| Place of burial | No Known Grave |
| Commemoration details | Jerusalem Memorial, Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 5 |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
5th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
5th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 5th LHR, Roll of Honour, Harry Simpson
Posted by Project Leader
at 12:01 AM EADT
Updated: Thursday, 10 September 2009 4:45 PM EADT
