211298 Cpl. Stephen Simpson British Army 8th Btn. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders from:South Shields (d.22th Oct 1944) Stephen Simpson was my uncle, my father's brother. He was always spoken about in the family as a very gentle human being in that he was a keen follower of the Methodist order. My grandparents, as one can understand, were devastated by the loss of this son who still resided at home with them. But in an other sense classed themselves as lucky as they had another two sons serving in the forces at this time: the oldest brother, James, serving in the Royal Marines and my father serving in the Highland Light Infantry. Their coming home well helped to cushion the death of Stephen. Unfortunately, they were never financially well off enough to visit their son's grave and both died ignorant of any information about how, when, or where he was killed. Stephen was killed on 22 Oct 1944 and is interned at the Santerno War Cemetery Italy.
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