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Sgt. Thomas Simpson
British Army 6th Btn. Royal West Kent Regiment
from:Lambeth London
(d.18th Jul 1917)
Thomas Simpson was one of 4 brothers, his eldest brother George was held Prisoner of War in Stendal Camp. His brother William was unfit for service but was a Munitions Officer responsible for feeding all the munition workers in the North West of England. His brother Frank was a Sergeant in the Royal Marines.
Thomas married Elizabeth Pittaway on the 6th December 1916 and just 7 months later he was killed in France and is buried in the Duisans Cemetery in Etrun, France. His widow never remarried.