| Surname | Simpson | |||
| First Name(s) | Vivian Sumner | |||
| Place of Birth | Sheffield | |||
| Club(s) | Norwich City The Wednesday | |||
| Service | British Army | |||
| Rank | Captain | |||
| Service Number | - | |||
| Previous Service Number(s) | - | |||
| Regiment or Corps | York and Lancaster Regiment | |||
| Unit(s) | 12th (Service) Battalion (Sheffield) | |||
| Previous Regiment(s) or Corps | - | |||
| Unit(s) | - | |||
| Type of Casualty (If applicable) | Killed in Action | |||
| Theatre of War (If applicable) | Western European Theatre | |||
| Date of Death (If applicable) | 13/04/1918 | |||
| Place of Death (If applicable) | France and Flanders | |||
| Place of Burial/Commemoration (If applicable) | Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension, Bailleul | |||
| Grave Photograph | View | |||
| Grave/Memorial Reference (If applicable) | I. E. 56. | |||
| Awards and Decorations | Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches | |||
| Citation(s) | Military Cross: T./2nd Lt. (A./Capt.) Vivian Sumner Simpson, Y. &L. R. "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during and after an attack upon enemy trenches. He was the first to reach the trench, and to be engaged in hand-to-hand fighting with the enemy. Later, he displayed the greatest ability and energy in organising his company for the work of protection and consolidation. His work has been consistently excellent on previous occasions." (The London Gazette, Supplement 13143, 19 September 1917) | |||
| Supplementary Notes | Son of George Joseph and Gertrude Simpson, of Sheffield; husband of Marian May Simpson, of Sheffield. |
