| Career summary 4 |
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Date of promotion1942-01-03 2/13th Battalion Company Commander
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| Career summary 3 |
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Other 1941-01-07 Deputy Assistant Adjutant General Headquarters 7th Division
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| Citations 1 |
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Distinguished service Order:
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| Citations 4 |
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Bar to Distiguished Service Order:
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| WW2 Service 4 |
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El Alamein |
| Career summary 13 |
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Other 1945-03-21 Temporary Brigadier Commander 29th Brigade.
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| Career summary 16 |
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Other 1945-11-29 Command 23rd Brigade.
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| Career summary 23 |
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Date of Honour or Award 1963 Commander of the Order of the Bath. |
| Citations 5 |
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During the campaign in New Guinea, in 1943, Lieutenant Colonel Simpson consistently showed great energy, very sound military judgement and personal bravery and endurance. He was in the field throughout the operations at Lae, Finschafen and in the advance up the Huon Peninsula. He marched with his battalion on many long and arduous moves in most difficult country during which the advanced elements of his force were in contact with the enemy. The rapid and successful accomplishment of these moves |
| Career summary 17 |
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Other 1946-04-18 Relinquished Command 23rd Brigade
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| Career summary 1 |
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Date Enlisted 1940-05-06 2nd Australian Imperial Force, Major 2/13th Battalion
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| Career summary 19 |
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Other 1953 ¿ 1959 Commander 6th Brigade
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| WW2 Service 3 |
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Bougainville |
| Career summary 9 |
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Date of Honour or Award 1944-04-06 Bar to Distinguished Service Order.
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| Career summary 20 |
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Date of Honour or award 1956 Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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| Career summary 11 |
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Other 1944-06-02 - 1944-06-26 Attached Headquarters 24th Brigade.
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| Citations 2 |
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¿Lieutenant Colonel Simpson commanded 2/17th Australian Infantry Battalion in the operations near Alamein which took place on the night 23 October 1942 and succeeding days. Throughout this time his battalion was continually engaged with the enemy. It took a successful part in a major attack on the night 23rd October and in further offensive operations on the following night. Thereafter it held various parts of our front including for a period the important area of Point 29 and was continually in |
| Citations 6 |
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Road it was counter attacked by the enemy, for the seventeen days in October it was heavily pressed by enemy parties which penetrated through the thick undergrowth very close to our positions. Battalion Head Quarters. itself was on several occasions under fire from enemy snipers who got within 100 yards of it and caused several casualties; the battalion's normal supply route was cut by the enemy and the whole battalion was in danger of being completely surrounded. Lieutenant Colonel Simpson by h |
| Career summary 6 |
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Date of Honour or award 1943-01-17 Distinguished Service Order
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| WW2 Service 1 |
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WWII Benghazi |
| Career summary 15 |
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Other 1945-03-28 Arrived Bougainville.
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| Career summary 8 |
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Date of Promotion 1944-02-28 Commanding Officer 2/43rd Battalion
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| Career summary 18 |
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Date of honour or award 1947-05-06 Mentioned in Despatches
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| WW2 Service 2 |
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New Guinea |
| Career summary 12 |
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Other 1944-07-17 - 1944-07-31 Attached Headquarters 24th Brigade.
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| Career summary 5 |
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Date of promotion 1942-03-07 ¿ 1944-02-28 Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Commanding Officer 2/17th Battalion
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| Career summary 7 |
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Other 1943-11-13 Attached Headquarters 24th Brigade
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| Career summary 10 |
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Other 1944-05-18 ¿ 1944-05-29 Malaria.
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| Career summary 22 |
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Other 1960-12 ¿ 1962 Citizen¿s Military Forces, Member Military Board
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| Career summary 2 |
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Other 1940-05-06- 1940-06-13 Attached Headquarters 20th Brigade
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| Career summary 14 |
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Date of Promotion 1945-03-21 Colonel.
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| Career summary 21 |
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Other 1959 - 1960-12 General Officer Commanding 3rd Division
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| Date of birth |
22/02/1907 |
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| Date commissioned |
29/03/1926 |
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| Interwar Service 1 |
29/03/1926 |
lieutenant 17 battalion |
| Interwar Service 2 |
01/09/1929 |
35/33 battalion |
| Interwar Service 3 |
18/08/1930 |
captain |
| Interwar Service 4 |
10/06/1932 |
Unattached List |
| Interwar Service 5 |
16/10/1934 |
34 battalion |
| Interwar Service 6 |
05/08/1937 |
45 battalion |
| Interwar Service 7 |
07/11/1939 |
major |
| Interwar Service 8 |
01/05/1940 |
2/13 battalion |
| Appointment |
1942-03-07 - 1944-02-27 |
Battalion: 2/17th; Rank on appointment: lieutenant colonel; Appointed from: second in command 2/13th battalion ; Reason for end of appointment: new command -infantry battalion |
| Appointment |
1944-02-28 - 1945-03-21 |
Battalion: 2/43rd; Rank on appointment: lieutenant colonel; Appointed from: commanding officer 2/17th battalion ; Reason for end of appointment: promotion field command: Comd 29th Brigade |
| Date of death |
18/11/1971 |
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