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  • Ray Simpson (VC)
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  • Rayene Stewart "Ray" Simpson VC, DCM (16 February 1926 – 18 October 1978) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces.
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serviceyears
  • *1944–1947 *1951–1966 *1967–1970
Birth Date
  • 1926-02-16
Branch
death place
  • Tokyo, Japan
Nickname
  • "Simmo"
Name
  • Ray Simpson
Caption
  • Sergeant Rayene Stewart Simpson decorating a Christmas tree in Korea, 1953.
Birth Place
  • Chippendale, New South Wales, Australia
Awards
  • *
death date
  • 1978-10-18
Rank
Image size
  • 200
Battles
  • *Second World War *:
Birth name
  • Rayene Stewart Simpson
abstract
  • Rayene Stewart "Ray" Simpson VC, DCM (16 February 1926 – 18 October 1978) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces.