 1889 - 1918 (29 years)
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| Name |
Thomas Liddell Simpson |
Relationship | with George William Craxford
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| Born |
25 May 1889 |
South Shields, Tyne and Wear  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Residence |
1891 |
62, Broughton Road, South Shields, Tyne and Wear [2] |
| Residence |
1901 |
4, Ravensbourne Terrace, South Shields, Tyne and Wear [3] |
| Occupation |
1912 |
| Chartered accountant |
| Residence |
1917 |
4, Ravensbourne Terrace, South Shields, Tyne and Wear |
| Military Service |
1917-1918 |
France |
| Second Lieutenant / Durham Light Infantry (64th trench mortar battery) |
| Military Award |
9 Sep 1918 |
Bapaume, Pas de Calais, France |
| Military Cross |
| Died |
30 Nov 1918 |
No 3 Clearing Station, Caudry, Nord, France |
| Cause: Lobar pneumonia due to military exposure |
| Commemoration |
1919 |
Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear |
| Commemoration |
1920 |
Caudry British Cemetery, Caudry, Nord, France |
| Person ID |
I883 |
Extended Craxford Family | Judith's maternal branch in the Craxford tree, Judith's paternal family tree |
| Last Modified |
27 Aug 2015 |
| Father |
Robert Anthony Simpson, b. Abt 1861, South Shields, Tyne and Wear , d. 10 Jun 1923, South Shields, Tyne and Wear (Age ~ 62 years) |
| Mother |
Mary Anne Liddell, b. 1864, South Shields, Tyne and Wear , d. 22 Feb 1947, South Shields, Tyne and Wear (Age 83 years) |
| Married |
18 Feb 1886 [4] |
| Family ID |
F238 |
Group Sheet, Family chart |
| Family |
Lily Oswald Crossman, b. 10 Apr 1889, South Shields, Tyne and Wear , d. 21 Jan 1961, South Shields, Tyne and Wear (Age 71 years) |
| Married |
7 Apr 1917 |
St Aiden's Church, South Shields, Tyne and Wear [5] |
| Witnesses |
7 Apr 1917 |
| Robert A and Mary A Simpson (his father and mother) |
| BMD Certificates |
 | MC: Simpson, Thomas Liddell (1917) and Lily Oswald Crossman
Of note is the declaration of Lily's father - she was the illegitimate daughter of Mary Ann Crossman |
| Last Modified |
23 Sep 2013 |
| Family ID |
F9538 |
Group Sheet, Family chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Born - 25 May 1889 - South Shields, Tyne And Wear |
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 | Military Service - Second Lieutenant / Durham Light Infantry (64th trench mortar battery) - 1917-1918 - France |
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 | Commemoration - 1919 - Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear |
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| Photos |
 | Military Cross
There was no gallantry award, lesser than the VC and DSO, for junior officers and warrent officers until shortly after the outbreak of the First World War when the MC was instituted. Originally awarded to captains, lieutentants and warrent officers of the Army (including the RFC), it was subsequently extended to include equivalent ranks of the RAF when performing acts of bravery on the ground and there was even provision for the Royal Naval Division and the Royal Marines during the First World War. Awards were extended to majors by an amending warrent of 1931. As a result of the 1993 Review of gallantry awards and resultant changes to the operational gallantry award system, this award is now available to both officers and other ranks, the Military Medal having been discontinued.
Text and photograph: Courtesy of Sarah Jane Medals (website now retired)
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| Headstones |
 | WG: Simpson, Thomas Liddell
Plot: II.D.9 |
 | HS: Simpson Family
This obelisk commemorates the family of Robert Simpson, printer of South Shields.
South face:
(Plinth)
In
Loving Memory Of
ROBERT SIMPSON
Printer of
South Shields
Who Died May 23rd 1899
Aged 67 Years
And also of
HANNAH ELLIOTT
The beloved wife
Of the above
Who died November
21st 1898
Aged 67 Years
JOSEPH
Beloved husband of
DOROTHY SIMPSON
And son of the above
Died Nov 24th 1911
Aged 46 years
Peace, Perfect Peace
(Upper base)
In Loving Memory Of
ROBERT ANTHONY SIMPSON
Dearly beloved husband of
Mary Anne Simpson
And eldest son of the above
Died June 10th 1923 aged 62 years
(Lower base)
"Sunset and evening star
And one clear call for me
And may there be no moaning at the bar
When I put out to sea"
West face:
In Memory Of
DOROTHY
Beloved wife of
JOSEPH SIMPSON
Died Dec 22nd 1941
Aged 72 years
East face:
(Plinth)
In Affectionate Remembrance of
THOMAS LIDDELL SIMPSON
2nd Lieutenant, 15th Battalion
Durham Light Infantry
who died in France on November 30th 1918
whilst on active service with His Majesty's Forces
and is interred in the Extension Cemetery Chaudray
near Cambrai France
aged 29 years
dearly loved husband of LILY OSWALD SIMPSON
and son of ROBERT ANTHONY SIMPSON and MARY ANN SIMPSON
and grandson of
ROBERT SIMPSON South Shields
In loving memory of
MARY ANN SIMPSON
beloved wife of
ROBERT ANTHONY SIMPSON
died February 22nd 1947
aged 83 years
Plot: 13D plots 1429 and 1430 |
| Medal Cards |
 | Simpson, Thomas Liddell
The card confirms his initial enlistment with the Durham Light Infantry, his advancement to acting corporal, his transfer to Northumberland Fusiliers and his promotion to the rank of Acting 2nd Lieutenant. |
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| Sources |
- [S19] 1901 England Census.
- [S17] 1891 England Census, South Shields RG12/4155 71 6 (Reliability: 3).
- [S19] 1901 England Census, South Shields RG13/4726 22 36 (Reliability: 3).
- [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Newcastle upon Tyne 10b 182 (JFM 1886) (Reliability: 3).
- [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, South Shields 10a 1191 (AMJ 1917) (Reliability: 3).
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