Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

Simpson W McA        Pte    1259    William McArthur      23 Inf Bn    21    Frenchpolisher    Single    Pres

Address:    Newmarket, Marshall & Clarence Sts   (37 Marshall St)

Next of Kin:    Simpson, Chas, brother, Camp Hotel, Dimboola   

                        Burns, M A, grandmother, 37 Marshall St, Newmarket

Enlisted:    7 Apr 1915       

Embarked:     A15 Euripides 10 May 1916 

Prior Service:  58 Inf Regt, Essendon Rifles  3 years.

Relatives on Active Service:

Simpson-C-O-Pte-1608  brother

Simpson T Pte 1189  brother

War Service Commemorated

Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour With the Colours

Regimental Register

58th-Infantry-Football-Club-(Essendon-Rifles)

The rank of Colour Sergeant may have been his rank in the Essendon Rifles. The dates of his promotions from Private are not clear in his B2455.