Born in London c.1829.
Enlisted at London on the 1st of June 1849.
Age: 20.
Height: 5' 7".
Trade: Labourer.
At Scutari from the 4th of April — 11th of May 1855.
From Private to Corporal: 3rd of March 1856.
"Absent", 9th-18th of June. Tried and reduced to Private by a Regimental Court-martial on the 19th of June 1856.
From Private to Corporal: 1st of October 1857.
Discharged, "time expired", from Dublin on the 10th of June 1861.
Conduct: "a good soldier".
In possession of two Good Conduct badges.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasps for Alma, Inkerman, and Sebastopol.
[PB, Jan 2014: Wendy Leahy states:]
HEIGHT AT ENLISTMENT: 5' 7¼"
RANK:
1849: Private
1855: Private
1861: Corporal [or Private]
12 years [135] days served after age 18 years
NOTES:
4Q 1855: 11 days on ship, 81 days on shore
04 04 1855 — 11 05 1855: At Scutari
TNA SOURCES:
WO/12/656
WO/12/660
WO/12/666
WO/25/3869
[Source:http://shadowsoftime.co.nz/4ths/dragoons/simpson1.html (accessed 7.1.2014).]