Egypt and WWI

Since John thought they were going to go back to England, he was disappointed when they landed in egypt to do training. In the boiling hot deserts, John became a stretcher-bearer and his previous job as a stoeman helped. He was posted to 3rd Firld Ambulance in the Medical Corps. Simpson was amongst those who landed at Gallipoli on 25/4/1915. A few days later, while he was on a delivery, he found a little scared donkey in the bushes. Simpson decided to take advantage of it and he named the donkey Duffy. For the next few weeks, Simpson and Duffy worked continuesly to save soldiers. He would tie Duffy to a tree and then run out to save an injured soldier and carry him onto Duffy's back. He also made friends with the Indian soldiers who were also there. They called Bahadur which meant 'bravest of the brave'.