Simpson, John Watt
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Regiment: 7th Battalion Border Regiment
Biography: Son of James Simpson, bank agent; born Portree, 10 November 1888 ; graduated M.A., 1909 ; LL.B., 1911 ; Hunter Prize. Early in September 1914, Simpson enlisted as a Private in the 8th Battalion Rifle Brigade, attained the rank of Corporal and was sent to France in May 1915, experiencing fierce fighting at Ypres, Hooge and Arras. In September 1916 he was commissioned to the 7th Border Regiment, and was accidentally killed by a bomb explosion at Amiens on 8 December 1916.
Date of Death: 08 December 1916
Burial Details: Buried at Vaux-en-Amienois Communal Cemetery, Row A, Grave 4.
Publication: Roll of Service, edited by Mabel Desborough Allardyce. Published 1921.
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