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- Colin_Hall_Simpson abstract "Major General Colin Hall Simpson, CBE, MC, VD (13 April 1894 – 23 August 1964) was an Australian Army officer who rose to the rank of major general as Signal Officer in Chief during the Second World War. He was one of the founders of Amcal, the largest retail pharmacy chain in Australia.Simpson joined the First Australian Imperial Force in 1916, and served on the Western Front in the Battle of Messines and Battle of Passchendaele. He was twice wounded, and was mentioned in despatches and awarded the Military Cross. After the war he worked as a pharmacist, and rose to the rank of colonel in the Militia. He transferred to the Australian Corps of Signals on its formation in 1925.During the Second World War he participated in the campaigns in Greece and Syria as Chief Signals Officer of the I Corps. He returned to Australia in 1942 to become the Australian Army's Signal Officer in Chief. He also became the first Australian Corps of Signals officer to reach the rank of major general.".
- Colin_Hall_Simpson allegiance "Australia".
- Colin_Hall_Simpson award Mentioned_in_dispatches.
- Colin_Hall_Simpson award Military_Cross.
- Colin_Hall_Simpson award Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- Colin_Hall_Simpson award Volunteer_Officers'_Decoration.
- Colin_Hall_Simpson battle Aitape%E2%80%93Wewak_campaign.
- Colin_Hall_Simpson battle Allied_advance_from_Paris_to_the_Rhine.
- Colin_Hall_Simpson battle Battle_of_Greece.
- Colin_Hall_Simpson battle Battle_of_Java_(1942).
- Colin_Hall_Simpson battle Battle_of_Messines_(1917).
- Colin_Hall_Simpson battle Battle_of_Passchendaele.
- Colin_Hall_Simpson battle Bougainville_Campaign.
- Colin_Hall_Simpson battle New_Guinea_campaign.
- Colin_Hall_Simpson battle Syria%E2%80%93Lebanon_Campaign.
- Colin_Hall_Simpson battle World_War_I.
- Colin_Hall_Simpson battle World_War_II.
- Colin_Hall_Simpson birthDate "1894-04-13".
- Colin_Hall_Simpson birthPlace Australia.
- Colin_Hall_Simpson birthPlace St_Kilda,_Victoria.
- Colin_Hall_Simpson birthYear "1894".
- Colin_Hall_Simpson deathDate "1964-08-23".
- Colin_Hall_Simpson deathPlace Australia.
- Colin_Hall_Simpson deathPlace Heidelberg,_Victoria.
- Colin_Hall_Simpson deathYear "1964".
- Colin_Hall_Simpson militaryBranch Australian_Army.
- Colin_Hall_Simpson militaryCommand "39th Infantry Battalion".
- Colin_Hall_Simpson militaryCommand "3rd Division Signals Company".
- Colin_Hall_Simpson militaryCommand "6th Infantry Brigade".
- Colin_Hall_Simpson serviceEndYear "1946".
- Colin_Hall_Simpson serviceNumber "VX79".
- Colin_Hall_Simpson serviceStartYear "1914".
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- Colin_Hall_Simpson allegiance "Australia".
- Colin_Hall_Simpson awards Mentioned_in_dispatches.
- Colin_Hall_Simpson awards Military_Cross.
- Colin_Hall_Simpson awards Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- Colin_Hall_Simpson awards Volunteer_Officers'_Decoration.
- Colin_Hall_Simpson battles Aitape–Wewak_campaign.
- Colin_Hall_Simpson battles Allied_advance_from_Paris_to_the_Rhine.
- Colin_Hall_Simpson battles Battle_of_Greece.
- Colin_Hall_Simpson battles Battle_of_Java_(1942).
- Colin_Hall_Simpson battles Battle_of_Messines_(1917).
- Colin_Hall_Simpson battles Battle_of_Passchendaele.
- Colin_Hall_Simpson battles Bougainville_Campaign.
- Colin_Hall_Simpson battles New_Guinea_campaign.
- Colin_Hall_Simpson battles Syria–Lebanon_campaign.
- Colin_Hall_Simpson battles World_War_I.
- Colin_Hall_Simpson battles World_War_II.
- Colin_Hall_Simpson birthDate "1894-04-13".
- Colin_Hall_Simpson birthPlace St_Kilda,_Victoria.
- Colin_Hall_Simpson branch "Australian Army".
- Colin_Hall_Simpson caption "Colonel C.H. Simpson as Chief Signal Officer of I Corps, May 1940".
- Colin_Hall_Simpson commands "3".
- Colin_Hall_Simpson commands "39".
- Colin_Hall_Simpson commands "6".
- Colin_Hall_Simpson dateOfBirth "1894-04-13".
- Colin_Hall_Simpson dateOfDeath "1964-08-23".
- Colin_Hall_Simpson deathDate "1964-08-23".
- Colin_Hall_Simpson deathPlace Heidelberg,_Victoria.
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- Colin_Hall_Simpson name "Colin Hall Simpson".
- Colin_Hall_Simpson placeOfBirth "St Kilda, Victoria, Australia".
- Colin_Hall_Simpson placeOfDeath "Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia".
- Colin_Hall_Simpson rank Major_general_(Australia).
- Colin_Hall_Simpson servicenumber "VX79".
- Colin_Hall_Simpson serviceyears "1914".
- Colin_Hall_Simpson shortDescription "Australian general".
- Colin_Hall_Simpson description "Australian general".
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- Colin_Hall_Simpson subject Category:Australian_military_personnel_of_World_War_II.
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