Son of William and Mary Simpson, of 14, Annie Street, Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire.
Simpson, William –
Personal details
- Surname: Simpson
- Forename: William
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Salford, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Great Lever, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: Not known
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: September 7th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 1937
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Little Hulton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Loyal North Lancashire Regiment - 5th Battalion (Territorials) Memorial (Queen's Park) - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: Pier and Face 11 A.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 22/09/1916 29/12/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6e* S19*
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 22/09/1916 05/01/1917 06/07/1917