“Jamie Simpson was born in Musselburgh, Scotland and after migrating to Western Australia he was employed as a wire rope splicer in Fremantle. Jamie joined Caledonians in 1914 and his talent as a soccer player is shown by the fact that he was selected in the Scottish born team to contest against English- and Australian-born players in the mid-year ‘Internationals’ which were common to the period. With the outbreak of war he enlisted in the 16th Battalion but later was transferred to the 48th Battalion. On the 7th of August, 1916 James Simpson was killed in action as the Australians attacked Mouquet Farm in one of the bloodiest battles of the War.”
Excerpted from John Williamson’s Soccer Anzacs: The Story of the Caledonian Soccer Club.
Fremantle Caledonians
WA
James Simpson
