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Name : Frederick John (Jack) Simpkins Son of : Harry Simpkins and Bessie Simpkins (née Larcombe), of Wroxall, Isle of Wight. Born : 1923, (registered Godshill Sub-District, Isle of Wight). |
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Electoral Roll information : 1925 : The family are listed at Yarborough Terrace, Wroxall. 1929 : The family are listed at 2 Yarborough Terrace, Wroxall. 1938 : The family are listed at 2 Yarborough Terrace, Wroxall. |
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Service Details : Private 320960 Frederick Jack Simpkins, 2/4th Bn., King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. |
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Casualty Details : Died : 23 September 1943, aged 20. Buried at : Salerno War Cemetery, Italy. CWGC Record |
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Commemorated on these Memorials :
Ventnor Holy Trinity Church South Wight Scouts War Memorial Wroxall War Memorial |
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Documents and Newspaper cuttings :
ISLE OF WIGHT MERCURY
Friday, October 22, 1943 Page 3 Wroxall SYMPATHY is felt for Mr. and Mrs. H. Simkins [sic], of Yarborough Road, on the sad news received last week that their son, Pte. John Simkins [sic], had died during September. He was 20 years of age and was in the Yorkshire Light Infantry. He had done five years' service, and has three brothers in the Forces [*]. [*] presumed to be his 3 older brothers, Harry Samuel (b. 1913), Harold George (b. 1919), and Ernest William (b. 1922). |
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Acknowledgments :
Janet Griffin for newspaper research |
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Page last updated : 20 December 2014 (added to website) |
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