Lieutenant and Adjutant

Charles Nesbitt Bond

3rd Bn. Somerset Light Infantry

Secondary unit: attd. 3rd/4th Bn. Lincolnshire Yeomanry

30/06/1916, aged 22.

Son of Francis and Ada Bond, of "Uplands" 54, Ashburton Rd., Croydon.

Plot I. G. 2

74798 Gunner

Ernest Washington Jex

32nd Div. Ammunition Column.

Royal Field Artillery

15/10/1916

Plot I. K. 17.

Lieutenant

Hubert Sydney Centennial Simpson

13th Bn. Australian Infantry,

A. I. F.

30/03/1918, aged 30.

Son of Frederick Washington Simpson and Emily Simpson,

of "Trebor," Rawson St., Haberfield, New South Wales. Born Sydney.

Plot III. E. 17.

Lt. Simpson was my grandfather's cousin. He was known as Bill in the 13th
Battalion, which he joined in September 1914. After seeing service at
Gallipoli in 1915, Lt Simpson was mentioned in despatches for gallantry in
action at Pozieres and  Mouquet Farm in August 1916. He was again
recommended for a bravery award in February 1918, but was killed by
shellfire at Hebuterne on 30 March 1918. In the Battalion history, Lt.
Simpson is remembered as as one the unit's heroes, who had risen through the
ranks "through sheer battle work". His name is inscribed on the Honour Roll
of the old GPO in Sydney.

I would very much like to hear from any relatives of Bill, so that something
might be written about his life.