The story
Name: J SIMPSON
Rank: Acting Petty Officer Airman
Official number: FX 55041
Role: Observer
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 803 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Ark Royal
Date of death: 1939-09-14
Aircraft: Skua L 2873
Place of death: At sea, off Rockall Bank
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL - Hampshire
Commemoration details: Bay 1, Panel 1
Family details: Son of George and Jemima Simpson; husband of Phyllis May Simpson of Gosport, Hampshire. Native of Aberdeen, Scotland
Rank: Acting Petty Officer Airman
Official number: FX 55041
Role: Observer
Service/attached: RN
Squadron: 803 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Ark Royal
Date of death: 1939-09-14
Aircraft: Skua L 2873
Place of death: At sea, off Rockall Bank
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: LEE-ON-SOLENT MEMORIAL - Hampshire
Commemoration details: Bay 1, Panel 1
Family details: Son of George and Jemima Simpson; husband of Phyllis May Simpson of Gosport, Hampshire. Native of Aberdeen, Scotland
There's more to discover
You have arrived at just one small part of Back to Normandy — a personal project dedicated to preserving stories, images, music and memories of the Second World War.
Every record is a doorway to a larger story. Explore Back to Normandy to discover more, or visit Fred Vogels' personal website to learn about the person and the projects behind it.