| Place | Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0569 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm. |
| Object type | Newspaper cutting |
| Maker |
Simpson, Arthur More |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Greater Manchester, Manchester |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/453 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Simpson, Arthur More (Private, b.? - d.1918)
Description
Collection relating to the service of 1618 Private Arthur More Simpson, 13 Battalion, AIF, Gallipoli, 1915. Collection consists of one newspaper clipping [published in The Manchester Guardian, late May 1915] the heading of which reads, '"The first bayonet thrust' / from Private A M Simpson, 13th Australian Battalion, writing to his parents at Fairfield."
History / Summary
Biographical note: 1618 Private Arthur More Simpson, 13 Battalion, AIF, who died of broncho-pneumonia on 17 June 1918. Other biographical details concerning him are: electrician, of Sydney, born Manchester, England, came to Australia when 28 years old, age at time of death, 39.