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Simpson alias Evans Walter alias Arthur Corporal (Lance Serjeant) 6th Battalion....

Catalogue reference: WO 98/8/597

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This record is about the Simpson alias Evans Walter alias Arthur Corporal (Lance Serjeant) 6th Battalion.... dating from 1900 Feb 02 - 1944 Sep 01 in the series War Office: Correspondence and Papers Concerning the Victoria Cross. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
WO 98/8/597
Date
1900 Feb 02 - 1944 Sep 01
Description
Name
Simpson alias Evans, Walter alias Arthur
Rank
Corporal (Lance Serjeant)
Regiment
6th Battalion. Lincolnshire Regiment (Bolton)
Date of act of bravery
2 September 1918
Campaign
1914-1918 War
Locale
South West Etaing. France
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Volume 3
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/D7232185/

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War Office: Correspondence and Papers Concerning the Victoria Cross

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