Neville Wynn Simpson

Service number: 680

Rank: Corporal

Unit: 17th Battalion (Infantry)

Service: Australian Army

Date of death: 29 July 1916

Cause of death: Died of wounds

Cemetery or memorial details: Puchevillers British Cemetery, France

War Grave Register notes:

SIMPSON, Cpl. Neville Wynn, 680. 17th Bn. Australian Inf. Died of wounds 29th July, 1916. Age 29. Son of Francis and Annie Simpson , of The Den, Vivian St., New Plymouth, New Zealand. Native of New Zealand. II. C. 8.

Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army

Manly connection not clear, but he was listed in Mark Mitchell’s letter archived in G W Twigden’s War Service Record regarding Manly fatalities. He was born 14 August 1887 at Whangarei, New Zealand, educated Napier Main School. Joined Bank of NSW in November 1904, worked at New Plymouth and Kyneton, Victoria, and then the bank’s head office.

Enlisted February 1915, arrived Egypt in June, promoted to lance-corporal on 1 October 1915. Invalided to England from Gallipoli. Rejoined unit in France in April 1916, wounded by shell-fire at Battle of Pozieres, died 29 July 1916. See Honour Roll of Bank of NSW, p351.