We remember William John Sydney Simpson

We remember William John Sydney Simpson

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1890
birth Hammersmith, Middlesex United Kingdom Source:5492537 22nd March 1890
1909
enlistment London United Kingdom Source:5501643 4th January 1909
1909
service British Army Corporal 580 London Regiment 9th lond Battalion Source:5513316 4th January 1909 - 22nd August 1915
1914
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:5501643 4th November 1914 - 27th April 1915
1915
service British Army Lieutenant P/123554 Middlesex Regiment 8th Battalion Source:7620164 23rd August 1915 - 1st December 1919
1915
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:5501643 5th September 1915 - 30th November 1917
1916
hospitalisation Wounded at Battle of Ginchy - scar on Right Cheek. Hospital/Institution Source:5513316 9th September 1916 - 9th September 1916
1917
internment pow Germany Source:5513316 30th November 1917 - 2nd October 1918
1917
missing Captured at the Battle of Cambria Source:5501643 30th November 1917
1919
service British Army Captain P/123554 Inter-Allied Commission Source:5501643 1st December 1919 - 1926
service British Army Lance Corporal 580 London Regiment Source:4049538
1956
death War Related Sickness Died of abscesses on the lungs - had been repeatedly gassed in Great War, including the 1st use of gas by the Germans on 22nd April 1915. Willesden, Middlesex United Kingdom Source:5492856 3rd November 1956

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William John Sydney
Initials WJS
Last Name Simpson,
Source 5492195
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 580 London Regiment Lance Corporal
British Army P/123554 Middlesex Regiment 8th Battalion Lieutenant
British Army P/123554 Inter-Allied Commission Captain
British Army 580 London Regiment 9th lond Battalion Corporal
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star with Clasp First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
MC British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Physical
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  • Capt. W J S Simpson MC
    Portrait in service uniform, acting Captain with medal ribbons, in interwar period following Service in Upper Silesia with the Police Service of the Inter-Allied Commission

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  • 22 Ingersol Road - Family Home of W J S Simpson
    Family Home

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  • QVRs at Perham Camp August 1913
    Group of QVRs at Perham Camp August 1913. Queen Victoria's Rifles: 9th London (Territorial) Regiment

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  • QVR Working Party at Crowborough

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  • QVRs at Crowborough Camp
    QVRs at Crowborough Camp= after mobilisation on 4th August 1914

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  • SS Oxanian
    The QVRs travelled across the Channel to Le-Harve on the SS Oxanian arriving on 5th November 1914

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  • QVRs 9th London Regiment
    Badge of the Queen Victoria Riffles 9th (Territorial) London Regiment

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  • Teddy Bear Coats issued to QVRs 28th December 1914
    Teddy Bear Coats issued to QVRs 28th December 1914 - and W J S Simpson appointed Lance Corporal and acting Corporal

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  • Trenches at Wulverghem
    QVRs holding Trenches at Wulverghem 29th Dec 1914hem

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  • Hill 60 before 2nd Battle of Ypres
    Hill 60 before 2nd Battle of Ypres April 1915

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  • Hill 60

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  • QVRs defending Hill 60
    Lt G H Wooley wins the VC leading the QVRs on Hill 60 21st April 1915, Corporal Simpson injured

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  • QVR Memorial at Hill 60

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  • Injured Troops evacuated through Le Harve
    Following the battle of Hill 60- Injured Troops, including Corporal W J S Simpson, evacuated through Le Harve arriving in England on 27th April 1914

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  • Commisioned 2nd Lt 8th Middlesex Regiment
    W J S Simpson Commissioned 2nd Lt 8th Middlesex Regiment 13th August 1915

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  • Officers of4/8th Middlesex Regiment
    Officers of the 4/8th Middlesex August 1915 at Purfleet (Newly commissioned Subaltern W.J.S. Simpson back row eighth from right)

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  • Middlesex Regiment
    The Middlesex was one of the principal London based regiments with a long tradition. They gained their nickname the “Die-hards” from the Peninsular War when the first battalion (also known as the 57th Foot regiment) served under Wellington. At the Battle of Albuhera on 16 August 1811 their commander Colonel Ingis had his horse shot from under him, severely wounded and outnumbered by the French he called to his men “Die hard, 57th. Die hard!”

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  • 7th & 8th Middlesex Regiment
    8th Middlesex Hounslow were the local Regiment and 7th were the Hampstead and Highgate Regiment and were twinned regiments in the 56th London (Territorial Division)

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  • 7th & 8th Middlesex

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  • 7th & 8th Middlesex

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  • Officers of 8th Middlesex
    Officers of 8th Middlesex in the trenches - looks like W J S Simpson

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  • Preparing for the Somme
    Newly dug trench

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  • Evacuated from the Somme
    Middlesex Regiment being evacuated from the Somme

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  • Battle of Ginchy
    The 1/8th were involved in a small operation on the 11 September which formed part of the battle of Ginchy on the Ginchy-Morval road . At Midnight the 1/8th made their attack with support from an artillery barrage, trench mortars and bombers. The objective was reached, but the Germans launched a heavy counter attack and the Middlesex were bombed back a certain distance. There were heavy casualties: 2 officers and a further 155 men were killed, wounded or missing. Eight other officers were wounded including 2nd Lieutenant W.J.S. Simpson.

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  • Middlesex Woundy at Ginchy
    Middlesex Wounded at Ginchy, including Lt W J S Simpson

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  • Reports of Wounded
    Reports of Wounded. Inc W J S Simpson

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  • Vimy Ridge
    8th Middlesex advanced on the Hindenburg Line 8- 14 April 1917

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  • Relieved by London Buses
    After the Battle of Vimy Ridge the 8th Middlesex were relived and returned for 10 days rests in a fleet of London Buses

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  • Promoted full Lt

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  • Battle of Langemark
    3rd Battle of Ypres - Passchendaele - The Battle of Langemark: 16 - 18 August 1917

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  • Advancing to Westhoek Ridge in August 1917

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  • Jabber Trench - starting point for advance on
    Jabber Trench - starting point for advance by 8th Middlesex in Battle of Langemark 16th August 1917

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  • Advance to Nonne Bosschen Bunker
    8th Middlesex had to advance through the mud, lakes at the Nonne Bosschen Bunker

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  • Bourlon Wood
    Battle of Cambrai objective included Bourlon Wood

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  • Holding Hindenburgh Line
    Troops of the 56th Division inc 8th Middlesex in captured German Trenches in the Battle of Cambrai

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  • Counter attack
    German troops preparing to counter attack 30th November 1917 . At the end of the fighting, the troops were very worn out and although the 1/8th had regained most of the lost ground, the front line had been lost. Casualties had been very heavy: 2 officers and 11 men killed, 3 officers, including Colonel Pank and 40 men wounded. Eight Officers including Lieutenant W.J.S. Simpson and 162 men were reported “missing believed prisoners of war”.

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  • Interallied Police
    British, French and Italian Offices of the Inter-Allied Police with their German and Polish Officers, at Opole in Upper Silesia 1921 (Bill Simpson front row third from right, next to Fitzroy Gardner).

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  • Interallied Police
    Captain W J S Simpson in command of a company of the Inter Allied Police, Upper Silesia 1921

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  • Medal Roll - 9th London
    W J S Simpson

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  • Red Cross PoW Record
    Red Cross PoW Record for W J S Simpson

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  • PoW record
    PoW Record for William J S Simpson

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Peter5151
England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription Peter5151
England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription Peter5151
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription Peter5151

External Evidence

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Forces War Records 8th Middlesex Peter5151
The Die Hards in the Great War Peter5151

Multimedia

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Capt. W J S Simpson MC Peter5151
22 Ingersol Road - Family Home of W J S Simpson Peter5151
QVRs at Perham Camp August 1913 Peter5151
QVR Working Party at Crowborough Peter5151
QVRs at Crowborough Camp Peter5151
SS Oxanian Peter5151
QVRs 9th London Regiment Peter5151
Teddy Bear Coats issued to QVRs 28th December 1914 Peter5151
Trenches at Wulverghem Peter5151
Hill 60 before 2nd Battle of Ypres Peter5151
Hill 60 Peter5151
QVRs defending Hill 60 Peter5151
QVR Memorial at Hill 60 Peter5151
Injured Troops evacuated through Le Harve Peter5151
Commisioned 2nd Lt 8th Middlesex Regiment Peter5151
Officers of4/8th Middlesex Regiment Peter5151
Middlesex Regiment Peter5151
7th & 8th Middlesex Regiment Peter5151
7th & 8th Middlesex Peter5151
7th & 8th Middlesex Peter5151
Officers of 8th Middlesex Peter5151
Preparing for the Somme Peter5151
Evacuated from the Somme Peter5151
Battle of Ginchy Peter5151
Middlesex Woundy at Ginchy Peter5151
Reports of Wounded Peter5151
Vimy Ridge Peter5151
Relieved by London Buses Peter5151
Promoted full Lt Peter5151
Battle of Langemark Peter5151
Advancing to Westhoek Ridge in August 1917 Peter5151
Jabber Trench - starting point for advance on Peter5151
Advance to Nonne Bosschen Bunker Peter5151
Bourlon Wood Peter5151
Holding Hindenburgh Line Peter5151
Counter attack Peter5151
Interallied Police Peter5151
Interallied Police Peter5151
Medal Roll - 9th London Peter5151
Red Cross PoW Record Peter5151
PoW record Peter5151

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