John 'Harold' Leslie Simpson

1897 - 1952  (55 years)

• Name	John 'Harold' Leslie Simpson
  Birth	20 May 1897	Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
  	birth was registered by mother Aug 8, 1946. Deliverd by Dr . Cove
  Gender	Male
  Name	Harold
  Reference Number	6444
  Death	13 Nov 1952	Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Burial	Aft 13 Nov 1952	Hillside Cemetery, Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Person ID	I6444	peers
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2016

  
  

  Father	John Robert Simpson,   b. 08 Dec 1853, Hillsborough, Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 24 Dec 1922, Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Eudora Leaton Martell,   b. 27 Oct 1874, Coal Branch, Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 07 Jan 1962, All Saints Hospital, Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	20 Dec 1894	Oxford, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
  	By licence, Methodist Ceromony performed by Rev. Langille members of the Methodist Church. members of the Methodist Church. MARR: SOUR @C23573@ MARR: SOUR @C25617@ MARR: SOUR @C28378@ SOUR @C25617@ SOUR @C28378@
  Family ID	F943	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mildred Elizabeth Wilson,   b. 1896, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
  Marriage	24 Jun 1924	Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
  	MARR: SOUR @C23587@ MARR: SOUR @C23586@ PASL DATE 20 OCT 1936 PLAC Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada NOTE arriving in Boston, Massachusetts on board S. S. 'No va Scotia'on 22 Oc CONC t 1936.
  Children	1. B. Simpson   2. J. Simpson   3. M. Simpson
  Family ID	F2296	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2017

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 20 May 1897 - Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada Marriage - 24 Jun 1924 - Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Death - 13 Nov 1952 - Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  the people of Springhill held a memorial for Harold Simpson , a doctor,who had died a year before. Dr. Harold Simpson was one of Springhill's most prominent d octors.Harold went to school in Springhill and decided h e wanted a career inthe Civil Service and secured his Outs ide Papers. He decided to studyengineering so he entered M ount Allison University In Sackville, NewBrunswick. In hi s first and only year there he was a prize winner andvote d 'probably the best engineering student of the year' by th efaculty. However, at the end of his University year he en listed in thearmy (WW1) and was with the No. 6 Siege Batte ry as a signaler. Hefought in France, Belgium and German y and was stationed in Germany withthe army of occupation . While with the Siege Battery he distinguishedhimself i n the field of battle and was decorated with the Military Medal for Gallantry. When he returned home from the war he decided to enter medi cine andbecome a doctor. He entered McGill University in M ontreal. Upon hisgraduation he accepted an invitation to p ractice as an assistant to Dr.M. J. Wardrope, and when th e older Dr. Wardrope retired Harold tookover the practicea nd the Drugstore of the same name. In the meantime,Dr. Sim pson married Mildred E. Wilson of Saint John, New Brunswic k andthey had three children Beatrice, Jean and Marilyn. In 1935 Dr. Simpson went to London, England , accompanied b y his wifeand children, and joined the Fellowship of Medic ine taking various postgraduate courses in London Hospital. On his return to Springhill he engaged Dr. J.C. Murray as h is assistantand later as his partner.(DR. MURRAY WAS THE F ATHER OF THE SINGER ANNEMURRAY). In 1948 Dr. Harold Simpso n, was instrumental in theconstruction of the Springhill M edical Centre, along with Dr. Murray,Dr. J.R. Ryan and Dr . Carl Adams. The medical centre also housedWardropes' Dru gstore for many years. Dr. Simpson was a registered Surgeon, a member of the Ameri can Collegeof Surgeons Committee on fractures and trauma , a past president of theNova Scotia Medical Association a nd served on many importantcommittees. He was also the min e doctor and never hesitated to enterthe mine to render fi rst aid or give moral supportto the injured. Notonluy wa s he successful because of his skill and knowledge, but h ealso had a cheerful, kindly manner and was very loving to wards childrenand the ederly.Date:1954 Place:Springhill, C umberland County, NovaScotia, Canada TITL: SOUR @C23579@ TITL: SOUR @C25628@ NAME: SOUR @C23579@ NAME: SOUR @C25628@ BIRT: SOUR @C23580@ BIRT: SOUR @C25627@ BIRT: SOUR @C28381@ SOUR @C25627@ SOUR @C28381@ NOTE: SOUR @C23580@ NOTE: SOUR @C25627@ NOTE: SOUR @C28381@ DEAT: SOUR @C23581@ BURI: SOUR @C23588@ NOTE: SOUR @C28382@ EVEN: SOUR @C28735@ EVEN: PLAC Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada SOUR @C28735@ EVEN: NOTE , served with #7 Overseas Siege Battery C.E.F. SOUR @C28735@