We remember Edwin Whitfield Simpson

We remember Edwin Whitfield Simpson

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Timeline

Timeline

1886
sibling Allen Simpson Source:8651345 1886
1888
sibling Sarah Ann Simpson Source:7468806 1888
1891
sibling Florence Annie Simpson Source:7468806 1891
1893
sibling Ethel May Simpson Source:7468806 1893
1895
sibling Muriel Simpson Source:7468806 1895
1897
birth Manchester Lancashire United Kingdom Source:7468806 1897
1900
sibling Alice Simpson Source:7468806 1900
1902
sibling Maria Alexandra Simpson Source:8651345 1902
1904
sibling Lillie Simpson Source:8651345 1904
1911
dates Age 14 Source:7468806 1911
service British Army Private 17754 Manchester Regiment 20th Battalion Source:7468806
location York House Knutsford Road Gorton Manchester United Kingdom parents address Source:8651345
1916
death Killed in Action Killed during the battle for Fricourt Fricourt The Somme. France Source:7468806 1st July 1916
burial Thiepval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Pier and Face 13A and 14C Source:7468806

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Edwin Whitfield
Initials EW
Last Name Simpson
Source 7468806
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
York House Knutsford Road Gorton Manchester United Kingdom parents address
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 17754 Manchester Regiment 20th Battalion Private
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Ann Elizabeth Simpson mother
Francis Simpson father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Sarah Ann Simpson sister 1888
Florence Annie Simpson sister 1891
Ethel May Simpson sister 1893
Muriel Simpson sister 1895
Alice Simpson sister 1900
Allen Simpson brother 1886
Maria Alexandra Simpson sister 1902
Lillie Simpson sister 1904

Media

Communities

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

TitleConnected byMore information
Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Joanna19174

No external evidence

Multimedia

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Thiepval Memorial Desmond1478
Thiepval Memorial Desmond1478
Centenary of the Battle of the Somme. Desmond1478
The Battle of the Somme. Desmond1478

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