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Name	William Ballantyne Simpson
Born	12 June, 1894 Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	24 November, 1966 (aged 72) Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cultural Heritage	Scottish Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation or Descriptor *	army officer (1914-1944) Federal, Australia soldier (1916-1917) Federal, Australia barrister (1920-1941) New South Wales, Australia public service head (1944-1945) Federal, Australia judge (1945-1960) Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Key Organisations *	New South Wales Bar Association (member, 1920-1941)

* Dates are approximate