Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
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William Robertson Simpson
Military Information
- Date of enlistment: 20.01.1916
- Place of enlistment: Dundee
- Service no: 17283
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Scots Guards
- Unit/Ship: 2nd Battalion
- Place of Death: France
- Age at Death: 30
- Date of Death: 20.05.1918
- Burial Country: France
- Cemetery: Bagneux British Cemetery, Gezaucourt
- Grave/Mem Ref no: II.A.13.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 11.11.1890
- Place of Birth: Springfield, Fife
- Address:
- Occupation: Police Constable, Dundee
- Mother:
Elizabeth Imrie Robertson
- Father:
James Annan Simpson
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
Catherine Summers Simpson, 22 Morgan St, Dundee
- Children:
More about William Robertson Simpson
For reasons unknown this man is not listed on the original Dundee Roll of Honour, but is remembered on the Dundee Police Memorial. On 20 May 1918 William sustained gunshot wounds to the head from which he subsequently died at No56 Casualty Clearing Station in France.
Information supplied by Gary Thomson, additional information and image courtesy of Dundee City Police Memorial booklet
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