Identity
Person No.
10105
Service No.
X/15
Last Name
First Name
John Simpson
Initials
J S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of James Holborn, of Ravenscraig Farm, Greenock
Citation
MM LG Sup 9 July 1917 pg 6845, MSM LG Sup 12 March 1917 - "For gallantry in the performance of military duty - During a course of instruction in live grenade throwing, a N.C.O. threw a live mills bomb which lodged in the parapet of the trench just above his head. L/Cpl Holborn pushed the man aside & grasping the bomb threw it over the parapet thus averting a most serious accident & probably saving several lives. Deed performed at Borden 23 July 1916"
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project