R.C. Simpson
Epithet: First World War sailor
Record type: First World War Biographies
Town / Village residence: Douglas
Biography: First World War Sailor. 'Leading Stoker. R.N.R. (Royal Navy Reserve). H.M.S. Talbot. Barrack Street Class & Club. Reported frequently Oct. Nov. 9. Brought over Canadian contingent. Parcel sent. Letter received Jan. 2. Furlough Mar. 5. At Dardanelles May 31. June 14. July 15 Nov. 1916 23 Mess (E. Africa) April 1917 as before Nov. 1917 As before Dec. 1918 Home. H.M.S. Indus Devonport.' (Extract from handwritten notes by The Reverend Robert Daniel Kermode, Vicar of St George's Church, Douglas, about men from his parish serving in the First World War. MS 10003/13)
External sources: 43 Peel Road