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Did john Simpson Kirkpatrick have any siblings?
JOHN simpson and his donkey sisters
Weight of john Simpson Kirkpatrick?
John Simpson Kirkpatrick was 5'8" and weighed 12 stone (76 kg)/approx 167 pounds.
Why was Private John Simpson Kirkpatrick important?
John Simpson Kirkpatrick was famous because of his donkey and the work they completed together [saving the troops]
What is John Simpson Kirkpatrick remembered for?
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.
Where was John Simpson Kirkpatrick buried?
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.
When was John Simpson Kirkpatrick born?
John Simpson Kirkpatrick, known as the Simpson of "Simpson and his donkey", was born on 6 July 1892.
What was John Simpson Kirkpatrick's wonderful deed?
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.
Did john Simpson Kirkpatrick have any siblings?
JOHN simpson and his donkey sisters
Weight of john Simpson Kirkpatrick?
John Simpson Kirkpatrick was 5'8" and weighed 12 stone (76 kg)/approx 167 pounds.
Why was Private John Simpson Kirkpatrick important?
John Simpson Kirkpatrick was famous because of his donkey and the work they completed together [saving the troops]
Was John Simpson Kirkpatrick Australian?
No, he was from the U.K.
What is John Simpson Kirkpatrick remembered for?
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's birth date?
John Simpson Kirkpatrick was born on 6 July 1892 in South Shields, County Durham, England.
Where was John Simpson Kirkpatrick buried?
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.
When did John Simpson Kirkpatrick serve in World War 1?
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.
Why is John Simpson remembered as Australia's hero to this day?
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.
Why is Private John Simpson so well remembered?
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.
