Simpson, William Ballantyne

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Primary information

University connections
USyd
Event flag
World War I
Family name
Simpson
Given name(s)
William Ballantyne
Initials
W.B.
Gender
Male

Education

Early education
Simpson, W.B. : Fort St Model School
Tertiary education
Simpson W.B. : Law.LL.B., 1920, University of Sydney

Life events

Birth
Simpson W.B. : Life.Birth 12 Jun 1894 - @ Balmain [ NSW Australia ]
Military service
Simpson W.B. :: Driver [ France ]
Survived
Survived WWI
Occupations
Simpson W.B. : Legal Officer 1922 - 1928 MilitiaSimpson W.B. : Director Commonwealth Security Service 23 Sep 1942 - @ Canberra [ ACT Australia ]
Other events
Simpson W.B. : Life.Birth 12 Jun 1894 - @ Balmain [ NSW Australia ]Simpson W.B. : Military and health.Enlisted 1 Jul 1915Simpson W.B. : Specific terms.Admitted to the Bar 6 May 1920 - @ New South Wales [ NSW Australia ]Simpson W.B. : Relationships.Married 8 Jul 1925 - @ Scots Presbyterian Church [ Sydney Australia ]
Death
Simpson W.B. : Death 24 Nov 1966 @ 354 Illawarra Road : Marrickville [ NSW Australia ]

USyd & UMelb only

PDF of book entry
SIMPSON WILLIAM BALLANTYNE.pdf [ file_data/pdfs_from_BOR pdf 15279 ]
OCRd book entry or other narrative
LL.B. : Driver, 11th Field Coy., Engineers, A.I.F., France. Enlisting in July, 1915, was retained in Australia as lieutenant, A.M.F.

Documents and photographs

Documents
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Family, religion, special flags

Narrative and notes

Visible notes
He was seconded to the A.I.F. as a temporary brigadier on 17 February 1941 and made deputy judge advocate-general of the A.I.F. in the Middle East. Back in Australia in June 1942, he became D.J.A.G. at Land Headquarters, Melbourne. On 23 September he succeeded W. J. MacKay as director-general of security.

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ADB Entry ID
11700

Admin - UMelb

Admin - USyd

WWI
Yes
Basic Information needed
No
Flag BoR OCR text
Yes
BOR Archives File
Yes
Source Details text
SUU 08/04/1943Legal Digest (SUA S109/9/1)
 
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