We remember Horace John Simkin

We remember Horace John Simkin

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Timeline

Timeline

1889
birth Source:9468779 1889
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:4034760 29th June 1915
1916
service British Army Captain Liverpool Regiment 13th Battalion Source:9468782 1916
1916
death Died of wounds the Somme France Source:9468779 Source:9468782 14th July 1916
awards Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration Source:9468777
burial Dive Copse British Cemetery, Sailly-Le-Sec CWGC Cemetery/Memorial France Source:9468779

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Horace John
Initials HJ
Last Name Simkin
Source 9468779
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Liverpool Regiment 13th Battalion Captain
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Ellen Josephine Simkin mother
George Seymour Simkin father

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Communities

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Cards Transcription Alexander119331
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Alexander119331
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Alexander119331

External Evidence

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Obituary of Horace John Simkin Amy154754

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Bedford School Memorial Panel Amy154754

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