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1. SIMPSON AND HIS DONKEY By Deon Woodward
2. JOHN SIMPSON KIRKPATRICK John Simpson Kirkpatrick was born on the 6 July 1892.
He was born at South Shields, Durham, England.
3. SIMPSON IN AUSTRALIA He joined the merchant marine age of 17.
He began a live of wandering that eventually led him to Australia.
Simpson tried his hand at all manner of jobs.
He carried a swag, worked as a cane cutter, a ship's hand and a coalminer.
4. A HERO! Having been posted to the 3rd field Ambulance, he was among those who landed at Gallipoli on 25th April 1915. Though a stretcher bearer, Simpson decided his task could be better using a donkey to carry his wounded charges