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Simpson, Cyril Woodhouse
Rank : Lieutenant
Unit : 7th Bn
Biography :
Educated at Stoneygate School and Charterhouse School (photo), Cyril Russell was an assistant teacher at the former when war broke out. He was commissioned 2Lt in The Leicestershire Regiment on 27.11.1914, and served with 7th Bn during World War One. He was Killed in Action in the battle of Bazentin Ridge on 14.7.1916, aged 24. He is commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
This page was last edited on 6.4.2019.
Date of Birth : Jan 1892
Place of Birth : Leicester
Date of Death : 14.7.1916
Place of Death : Bazentin-le-Petit, Somme, France
Civil Occupation : school teacher
Period of Service : 1914-16
Conflicts : WW1
Places Served : Somme, France
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