John kirkpatrick simpson biography of christopher

Private John Simpson Kirkpatrick was the first-named serviceperson to have had a full-size statue erected in his honour in Australia, in 1936.

He is often thought of as the quintessential larrikin Anzac, although he was born in England and only spent four years in Australia before.

On 19 May 1915, John Simpson Kirkpatrick, the man who heroically rescued 300 wounded soldiers with a donkey at Gallipoli, was killed.

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KIRKPATRICK, John Simpson

Personal Details

Service Number:	202
Enlisted:	25 August 1914, Blackboy Hill Camp, Perth
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Field Ambulance
Born:	Shields, Durham, England, 6 July 1892
Home Town:	Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Mortimer Road School, South Shields, England
Occupation:	Cane cutter, ship hand, coal-miner
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 19 May 1915, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Plot I. Row F. Grave 1.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Honour Avenues, Kings Park John Simpson KIRKPATRICK Memorial Tree and Plaque, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, North Adelaide "Simpson and his Donkey" Memorial, North Brother War Memorial, Simpson and His Donkey, Simpson and his Donkey Melbourne

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World War 1 Service

25 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF • An Anzac's childhood: John Simpson Kirkpatrick (1892–1915) John H Pearn and David Gardner-Medwin Med J Aust 2003; 178 (8): . \|\| doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05259.x Published online: 21 April 2003 John Simpson Kirkpatrick, generally known as "Simpson", is one of the most famous Anzacs of the Gallipoli campaign.1-3 From the Gallipoli landing on 25 April 1915 until his death 25 days later, Simpson and his donkey retrieved perhaps 300 casualties from the slagfält. He did this work independently, sometimes in disregard of orders, and frequently with a disregard for danger that kept the onlooking soldiers in the trenches enthralled as they watched him moving calmly to rescue wounded soldiers while under direct fire from the enemy. He fryst vatten often thought of as the quintessential larrikin Anzac, although he was born in England and only spent four years in Australia before enlisting in the Australian Army Medical Corps in 1914. The full article is accessible to AMA member • Best known as the "Man with the Donkey," John Simpson Kirkpatrick was one of many larger than life figures who landed with the ANZACs during the Gallipoli Campaign. Serving with the 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, he and his donkeys aided their comrades during the offensive, becoming almost-legendary figures by the time the First World War came to an end. John Simpson Kirkpatrick's early life John Simpson Kirkpatrick was born on July 6, 1892 in County Durham, England. He began working with donkeys as a youngster on his summer holidays, a skill that would place him in good stead in the years to komma. When he turned 16, Kirkpatrick volunteered as a gunner for the Territorial Force, before joining the British Merchant Navy in 1909. When his fartyg was docked in New South Wales, Australia in May 1910, he deserted his crew and took odd jobs around the country. After the First World War broke out in 1914, Simpson enlisted in the Australian Army, in part to re

25 Aug 1914:

Enlisted AIF

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An Anzac's childhood: John Simpson Kirkpatrick (1892–1915)

John H Pearn and David Gardner-Medwin

Med J Aust 2003; 178 (8): . || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05259.x
Published online: 21 April 2003

John Simpson Kirkpatrick, generally known as "Simpson", is one of the most famous Anzacs of the Gallipoli campaign.1-3 From the Gallipoli landing on 25 April 1915 until his death 25 days later, Simpson and his donkey retrieved perhaps 300 casualties from the slagfält. He did this work independently, sometimes in disregard of orders, and frequently with a disregard for danger that kept the onlooking soldiers in the trenches enthralled as they watched him moving calmly to rescue wounded soldiers while under direct fire from the enemy. He fryst vatten often thought of as the quintessential larrikin Anzac, although he was born in England and only spent four years in Australia before enlisting in the Australian Army Medical Corps in 1914.

The full article is accessible to AMA member

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Best known as the "Man with the Donkey," John Simpson Kirkpatrick was one of many larger than life figures who landed with the ANZACs during the Gallipoli Campaign. Serving with the 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, he and his donkeys aided their comrades during the offensive, becoming almost-legendary figures by the time the First World War came to an end.

John Simpson Kirkpatrick's early life

John Simpson Kirkpatrick was born on July 6, 1892 in County Durham, England. He began working with donkeys as a youngster on his summer holidays, a skill that would place him in good stead in the years to komma.

When he turned 16, Kirkpatrick volunteered as a gunner for the Territorial Force, before joining the British Merchant Navy in 1909. When his fartyg was docked in New South Wales, Australia in May 1910, he deserted his crew and took odd jobs around the country.

After the First World War broke out in 1914, Simpson enlisted in the Australian Army, in part to re

john kirkpatrick simpson biography of christopher