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ERNEST CLIFFORD SIMPSON
BORN HULL 1895. SON OF JOHN ROBERT SIMPSON (1861-1933) & SARAH SIMPSON, OF 83 KENT STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS ADDRESS). A FORMER BUTCHER'S ERRAND BOY. HE WS EMPLOYED BY THE NORTH EASTERN RAILWAYS WHEN WAR WAS DECLARED.
HE ENLISTED AT HULL. SERVED AS PRIVATE, 242316, 5TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS. HE DIED ON 26/10/1917, AGED 22. HE IS COMMEMORATED ON THE TYNE COT MEMORIAL, BELGIUM. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS MOTHER, SARAH.
| Name | Ernest Clifford Simpson |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, 1895 |
| Death Date | 26 Oct 1917 |
| Death Place | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Northumberland Fusiliers |
| Battalion | 1st 5th Battalion (Territorial) |
| Regimental Number | 242316 |
| Type of Casualty | Died |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
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