Fred SIMPSON

1916 - 1943  (27 years)

• Name	Fred SIMPSON
  Birth	14 Jun 1916	Ulverston, Lancashire, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	19 Jun 1921	Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   [3]
  	Age: 5y
  	Address: Soutergate, Kirkby Ireleth
  	Relation to Head of House: Son School - Wholetime Father: Dead
  Census	29 Sep 1939	Ulverston, Lancashire, England   [4]
  	Age: 23y
  	Address: Myrtle Cottage
  	Born: 14/06/1916 Road Stone Breaker (Labourer) 1 Redacted
  Reference Number	S 0010a
  Burial	Abt 1943	Catania, Sicily, Italy   [2]
  	Age: 27y
  	Cause: War
  	Address: Catania War Cemetary
  	Grave/Plaque: IV. D. 5
  Death	20 Jul 1943	Sicily, Italy   [2, 5]
  	Age: 27y
  	Cause: War
  Person ID	I13	Simpson
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2022

  
  

  Father	George SIMPSON,   b. 31 May 1874, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England d. 12 Nov 1918, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Mary SANDERSON,   b. 28 Feb 1878, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England
  Marriage	22 Oct 1896	Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   [6]
  	Address: Soutergate, Kirkby Ireleth
  Reference Number	S 0019-S 0020
  Family ID	F12	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Jun 1916 - Ulverston, Lancashire, England Census - Age: 5y,Address: Soutergate, Kirkby Ireleth - 19 Jun 1921 - Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England Census - Age: 23y,Address: Myrtle Cottage - 29 Sep 1939 - Ulverston, Lancashire, England Burial - Age: 27y,Cause: War,Address: Catania War Cemetary - Abt 1943 - Catania, Sicily, Italy Death - Age: 27y,Cause: War - 20 Jul 1943 - Sicily, Italy  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Photo - Fred Simpson I remember seeing a copy of this photograph every day of my life until my grandmother, Sarah Elizabeth Simpsn nee Boulton died. It was on my grandparents mantlepiece. Fred was my grandfather's youngest brother and both he and my grandmother thought the world of him. This copy of the photo comes courtesy of Kenneth P Lamb

  
  

• Notes

  Private in 51st Highland Div., 1st Batt., Gordon Highlanders Serial No 3859707

  
  

• Sources

  [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 1 Jan 1980, 1916 JAS Ulverston 8E 1090. GRO Checked [S280] Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Simpson, Fred, 1 Jan 1980. [S3798] 1921 Census RG15-20896-0223 - Simpson, Mary, 10 Oct 2022. [S1877] 1939 Nat Reg - RG 101-4956-4956E-033, 3 Jun 2017. [S3241] BMD - Death Index, 1 Jan 1980, Gordon Highlanders 9-264 Serial No. 3859707. [S3] Marriage Cert - Simpson, George - S 019, 18 Oct 2014, YES - OND 1896 Ulverston 8E 1335.