when was john simpson kirkpatrick born
Simpson was born on 6 July 1892 in South Shields, Tyneside, England, to Scottish parents: Sarah Kirkpatrick (nee NÃ©e) simpson And Robert. Kirkpatrick he was one of eight, children and worked with donkeys as a, youth during summer. Holidays he Attended Barnes Road Junior school and Later Mortimer Road Senior. schoolnd the donkeys name was elbert. John (Jack) Simpson Kirkpatrick (6 July 1892 â 19 May 1915), who served under the name John Simpson, was a stretcher bearer with the 1st Australian Division during the Gallipoli Campaign in World War I.