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John Simpson Kirkpatrick died of ballistic trauma on May 19, 1915 in Gallipoli, Turkey. Ballistic trauma is another name for gunshot wound.
Yes. He was a stretcher-bearer with the ANZACs who originally landed at Gallipoli.
John Simpson Kirkpatrick (known as John or Jack Simpson) was born on 6 July 1892 in South Shields, United Kingdom. He died 19 May 1915 while he and his donkey were rescuing wounded troops.
John Simpson, known as the "Man with the Donkey," saved an estimated 300 soldiers during the Gallipoli campaign by transporting wounded men on his donkey from the frontline to the beach for medical treatment. He became a legendary figure for his heroic and selfless actions during the battle.
John Simpson Kirkpatrick and his donkey carried wounded men through the treacherous Shrapnel Gully at Gallipoli to where they would be treated and evacuated from the beaches. Simpson and his donkey are remembered as ANZAC legends. Simpson himself was killed just three weeks after he took on the work of cheerfully carrying wounded soldiers back through the gunfire.
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John Simpson Kirkpatrick, often referred to simply as John Simpson, became one of the most famous soldiers at Gallipoli due to his bravery and selflessness in rescuing wounded soldiers during the campaign. He famously used a donkey to transport the injured from the battlefield to safety, working tirelessly under enemy fire. His actions not only saved many lives but also captured the imagination of the public, symbolizing the spirit of ANZAC courage and camaraderie. Simpson's legacy endures as a representation of the heroism displayed by ordinary soldiers during the harsh conditions of war.
John Simpson Kirkpatrick and his donkey are remembered as ANZAC legends, and heroes. John Simpson aka John Simpson Kirkpatrick was a stretcher-bearer with the original ANZAC troops who landed at Anzac Cove in Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. Simpson took one (and later more) of the donkeys that had been landed with the ANZAC troops at Gallipoli and, instead of just using them as water-carriers, used the donkeys to carry wounded men through the treacherous Shrapnel Gully at Gallipoli to where they would be treated and evacuated from the beaches. On the morning of 19 May 1915, following a night of vicious fighting after the arrival of Turkish reinforcements, he was killed by Turkish machine gun fire near Steele's Post as he was returning down Monash Valley with two wounded men. One man was shot with Simpson, but the man on the donkey's back remained. The donkey continued on the well-worn track, obediently carrying the wounded man to where he would be tended. For this reason, Simpson is remembered as a hero.
John Simpson Kirkpatrick and his donkey are remembered as ANZAC legends, and heroes. John Simpson aka John Simpson Kirkpatrick was a stretcher-bearer with the original ANZAC troops who landed at Anzac Cove in Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. Simpson took one (and later more) of the donkeys that had been landed with the ANZAC troops at Gallipoli and, instead of just using them as water-carriers, used the donkeys to carry wounded men through the treacherous Shrapnel Gully at Gallipoli to where they would be treated and evacuated from the beaches. On the morning of 19 May 1915, following a night of vicious fighting after the arrival of Turkish reinforcements, he was killed by Turkish machine gun fire near Steele's Post as he was returning down Monash Valley with two wounded men. One man was shot with Simpson, but the man on the donkey's back remained. The donkey continued on the well-worn track, obediently carrying the wounded man to where he would be tended. For this reason, Simpson is remembered as a hero.
Private John Simpson Kirkpatrick (1892-1915) was an Australian medic in World War 1. He carried wounded soldiers on the back of a donkey to safety. John walked through shrapnel fires and survived many times but he was unlucky to die while performing a rescue during a battle. Kirkpatrick was actually a deserter from an earlier stint in the British merchant marine, who volunteered as "John Simpson" to be a stretcher bearer in the war. He was an ANZAC medic in the Gallipoli Campaign of the first World War.
John Simpson Kirkpatrick joined the Australian Army Medical Corps as a stretcher bearer under the name of "Jack Simpson" immediately at the outbreak of World War I. Simpson then landed at Anzac Cove on 25 April 1915.