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Surname: SIMPSON
Forename(s): John Henry
Place of Birth: Carleton-in-Craven, Yorkshire
Service No: 308065
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 1/7th Battalion
Division: 49th (West Riding) Division
Age: ---
Date of Death: 1918-04-14
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: II. A. 3.
CWGC Cemetery: MONT NOIR MILITARY CEMETERY, ST. JANS-CAPPEL
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE
Local War Memorial: CARLETON-IN-CRAVEN, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
John Henry Simpson (born 15 April 1885) was the son of Isaac and Mary Simpson, née Higson. Both of John's parents were born at Carleton-in-Craven, Yorkshire.
1891 Carleton-in-Craven, Yorkshire Census: 1, Orchard Hills Terrace - John H. Simpson, aged 5 years, born Carleton, son of Isaac and Mary Simpson.
1901 Carleton-in-Craven, Yorkshire Census: 8, Orchard Hills Terrace - John H. Simpson, aged 15 years, born Carleton, son of Isaac and Mary Simpson.
1911 Carleton-in-Craven, Yorkshire Census: 8, Orchard Hills Terrace - John Henry Simpson, aged 25 years, born Carleton, son of Isaac and Mary Simpson.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte John Simpson, 5297, 7220 & 308065, West Riding Regiment.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte John Simpson, 5297, 1/6th W. Rid. R.; 5297, Att. 5th Ent. Btn.; 7220 & 308065, 1/7th W. Rid. R. Deceased.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte John Simpson, 308065, West Ridings. Date and Place of Death: 14.4.18. France. Death presumed. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Legatee - Emily Milns [sic]. £20 11s. 6d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for John. Name(s) on card(s): Dependant: Mrs Emily Milne. Address: 21, James Street, Earby, Colne. Relationship: Unmarried wife.
A short biography of John is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
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Private John Henry SIMPSON
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 49th (West Riding) Division
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14 June 1918
WOUNDED AND MISSING
Private John Simpson, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment (formerly of Raikes Beck, Barnoldswick), is reported wounded and missing since April 13th. His wife now lives at Hill Top, Earby. Private Simpson is a Carleton man, and his two brothers (Charles and Fred) have also been reported missing.
22 August 1919
BARNOLDSWICK – MISSING, PRESUMED KILLED
The War Office has presumed the death of Private John Henry Simpson, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, of 17 Raikes Beck, Barnoldswick, who has been missing since April 14th, 1918. He was 33 years of age and leaves a wife (now residing at Earby) but no children. Private Simpson, who was a native of Carleton, had served two years in France. He formerly worked at Messrs. Nutter and Sons, Bankfield Shed, Barnoldswick.
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14 June 1918
CRAVEN AND THE WAR
Wounded and Missing
Pte. John Simpson, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment (formerly of Raikes Beck, Barnoldswick) is reported wounded and missing since April 13th. His wife now lives at Hill Top, Earby. Pte. Simpson is a Carleton man, and his two brothers (Charles and Fred) have also been reported missing.
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