| Year |
Age |
Event |
| 1889-07-13 |
0 |
Thomas Mansel Sympson, Tommy, was born at Deloraine Court, Lincoln, Lincolnshire,
England. Son of Dr. Edward Mansel Sympson & Florence Mabel Knight (m.1888). |
| 1901-1903 |
12-13 |
Tommy attended Bigshotte Rayles School (Wokingham, East Berkshire). |
| 1903-1908 |
14-18 |
Tommy attended: Charterhouse School (Godalming, Surrey). |
| 1908-1910 |
19-20 |
Tommy attended Cambridge Univ., Trinity College, |
| 1910-10-14 |
21 |
Tommy left England with John E. Benitz: "...goes out to Los Algarrobos"; where Tommy worked as an apprentice manager (segundo). |
| 1914-12-12 |
25 |
Tommy arrived London by ship from River Plate (accompanied by George Roberts, John Raymond, & others) |
| 1915-01-18 |
25 |
Tommy volunteered for WWI. Trained to be an army officer at the Inns of Court Officers Training Corps.
London & Berkhamsted Common, Hertfordshire. (Only about one in ten candidates for training at Inns of Court were selected.) |
| 1915-03-02 |
25 |
Tommy graduated & was promoted Second Lieutenant,
1st. East Riding of Yorkshire, Yeomanry (mounted), Territorial Forces. He served in Egypt & Palestine; promoted
Lieutenant: 1917-07-01. Participated in the charge on Damascus. |
| 1893-11-03 |
0 |
Elspeth Josephine Benitz, Elsie, was born at estancia "La California", Las Rosas,
Santa Fé, Arg. Daughter of John Edward Benitz & Marjorie Morris Macintosh (m.1892). |
| 1899, June |
6 |
John Benitz moved his family to estancia "Los Algarrobos", south of present day Monte Buey, Córdoba, Arg. |
| 1904 |
11 |
John took Elsie & her sisters to visit their Uncle Alfred at estancia "Los Palmares" (near Calchaquí in north Santa Fé prov.) |
| 1908-07-07 |
14 |
Elsie & Jo (sister) were taken to England, and put in school at
St. Katherine's Lodge, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Marjory Daw
(sister) joined them there a year later. |
| 1917 – 1918 |
23-24 |
Elsie volunteered for WWI & served as an ambulance driver. |
| 1917-08-20 |
28 / 23 |
Tommy & Elsie were married in Kensington, London, England. |
| 1918-04-03 |
28 |
Tommy was "seconded" (i.e. transferred) with many others from East Riding to "D" MG (Machine Gun) Battalion
(later redesignated 102nd Bn MGC). |
| 1918-06-?? |
28 |
Tommy was sent to the Western Front (northern France); where he likely led a section of 2 or more machine gun crews. |
| 1918-06-10 |
28 / 24 |
First child: Rodney, born in Lincoln, England.. |
| 1919? |
- |
Returned to Argentina & set up home at Estancia “El Venado” (½ sq.league, 1250 has.), Elsie's
quarter share of Ea. “Los Algarrobos”, inherited from her father. (See brother John’s time line for more details.) |
| 1919-11-25 |
30 / 26 |
Marjory, born in Buenos Aires (city), Arg. |
| 1922-06-09 |
32 / 28 |
Hilary "Poro", born at "Villa Josefina", Cruz Grande (La Cumbre), Córdoba, Arg. |
| 1924-12-01 |
35 / 30 |
Rosemary "Rosa", born at "Villa Josefina", Cruz Grande
(La Cumbre), Córdoba, Arg. |
| 1925 |
36 / 31 |
Nancy, born at Ea. "El Venado", Monte Buey, Córdoba, Arg. |
| 1927-11-14 |
38 / 33 |
Twins born, Peter & Michael, born at Ea. "El Venado", Monte Buey, Córdoba, Arg. |
| 1940-1945 |
- |
All their children, except the twins Mickey & Peter (too young), served in different capacities with British forces during WW-II. All survived. |
| 1952? |
? |
Sold "El Venado", moved to Nono, Córdoba; bought house next to Elsie's sister Jo
(Benitz/Webster). |
| 1965-05-17 |
71 |
Elsie died in Nono, Córdoba, Arg., and was buried in Mina
Clavero, Córdoba, Arg. |
| 1966-06-13 |
76 |
Tommy died at estancia "Paso Limay", Pilcaniyeu, Rio Negro,
Arg. He was buried next to Elsie in Mina Clavero, Córdoba, Arg. |
