Simpson A H Lt 1st Royal Warwickshire Regiment
LIEUTENANT A. H. SIMPSON
1ST BATTALION THE ROYAL WARWICKSHIRE REGIMENT
ANTHONY HENRY SIMPSON was the younger son of James Herbert Simpson, M.D., of Rugby, and Charlotte his wife.
He entered the School in 1901, left in 1906 as School Exhibitioner, and Scholar of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, and after taking a Natural Science Degree, went to Tonbridge School as a Master in 1911, where he joined the Officers’ Training Corps, and was promoted Captain in November, 1914.
On the outbreak of War he was attached to the Depot of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment and was eventually gazetted to the Special Reserve, in December, 1914.
He crossed to France on January 15th, 1915, in charge of a draft for the 1st Battalion, remained for a week at the base at Rouen, and on arriving at the Front was taken ill with acute bronchitis, of which he died at the base Hospital in Boulogne, on February 1st, 1915. Age 27. The following is taken from the College Magazine:-
“By nature extremely modest, and of unswerving loyalty to his friends, with a keen sense of duty and zeal in its fulfilment, he set us an example which it will be difficult to follow.”
Source : Memorials Of Rugbeians Who Fell In The Great War Vol 1
Simpson A H Lt 1st Royal Warwickshire Regiment
SIMPSON, ANTHONY HENRY, Lieut., 1st Battn. Royal Warwickshire Regt., yr. s. of James Herbert Simpson, of Rugby, M.L., by his wife, Charlotte Maria, dau. of Henry Wilson; b. Rugby, 28 Dec. 1887; educ. Hillbrow School, Rugby (1896-1901); Rugby School (1901-6), and Corpus Christi College, Oxford (1906-11, Scholar), and was afterwards an assistant master at Tonbridge School, where he was an officer in the O.T.C.; gazetted Lieut. to the Special Reserve of the Royal Warwick-shire Regt., 24 Dec. 1914; went to France, 19 Jan. 1915, and died at the Base Hospital, Boulogne, 1 Feb. following, from bronchitis contracted while on active service; unm. Buried in the Cemetery there.
Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 1