Rifleman 1932 Thomas Simpson
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 1st/5th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Age at death: 24
Date of death: 5th of August 1916
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Dive Copse British Cemetery Sailly-Le-Sec - I. A. 18.
BMD details:
Marriage: 13/11/1915 Thomam SIMPSON to Annam MYATT at St Mary's (Lowe House) RC
Census details:
1901 - 9 years old Thomas is living at 32 Clyde Street, St Helens with parents William (50), Alice (51) and two siblings: John (19), Elizabeth (14). 1911 - Sees 19 years old 'Labourer at Colliery' Thomas boarding at 59 Doulton Street, St Helens with the Teel family.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/1932ThomasSimpson.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Simpson_T_1932.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/T_Simpson_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Rifleman Thomas Simpson at Dive Copse British Cemetery, Sailly-Le-Sec
(Photo courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
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[caption]Thomas is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/url][/caption]
