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Son of Joseph and Dorothy (nee Campbell) Simpson, of Amherst, Nova Scotia. Brother of Harry S. Simpson and his sister Eva Hovey (nee Simpson).
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Private George Haliday Simpson
George H. Simpson was the son of Joseph & Dorothy Simpson of Amherst, Nova Scotia. While "going over the top" on August 27, 1918 George was shot in the abdomen and died the next day at the 7th Casualty Clearing Station. George was laid to rest at the Ligny-St. Flochel British Cemetery (Plot 2, Row E, Grave 1).
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Private George Haliday Simpson
Headstone marker in the Milford Cemetery to remember George Haliday Simpson.
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Private George Haliday Simpson
Close up of photo embedded in headstone marker in the Milford Cemetery to remember George Haliday Simpson.
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Private George Haliday Simpson
Digital gallery of
Private George Haliday Simpson
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Private George Haliday Simpson
Digital gallery of
Private George Haliday Simpson
In Memory of those who served in the 106th Overseas Battalion Nova Scotia Rifles.
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private George Haliday Simpson
In Memory of those who served in the 106th Overseas Battalion Nova Scotia Rifles.
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Private George Haliday Simpson
Circumstances of Death- Private George Haliday Simpson
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George H. Simpson was the son of Joseph & Dorothy Simpson of Amherst, Nova Scotia. While "going over the top" on August 27, 1918 George was shot in the abdomen and died the next day at the 7th Casualty Clearing Station. George was laid to rest at the Ligny-St. Flochel British Cemetery (Plot 2, Row E, Grave 1).
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Headstone marker in the Milford Cemetery to remember George Haliday Simpson.
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Close up of photo embedded in headstone marker in the Milford Cemetery to remember George Haliday Simpson.
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In Memory of those who served in the 106th Overseas Battalion Nova Scotia Rifles. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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In Memory of those who served in the 106th Overseas Battalion Nova Scotia Rifles. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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Circumstances of Death- Private George Haliday Simpson
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Commemorated on:
Page 500 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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LIGNY-ST. FLOCHEL BRITISH CEMETERY Pas de Calais, France
Ligny-St.Flochel is a village about 6.5 kilometres east of St.Pol on the main road to Arras. The distance from Ligny-St. Flochel to Arras is approximately 24 kilometres. The Ligny-St.Flochel British Cemetery is situated to the south of the village on the east side of the road to the village of Averdoingt.
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