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• Name: Harold
• Reference Number: 6444

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
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Birth:
birth was registered by mother Aug 8, 1946. Deliverd by Dr . Cove

John married Mildred Elizabeth Wilson on 24 Jun 1924 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. Mildred was born in 1896 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]