Later Life
Simpson took his final discharge from the army in May 1970. In 1972 he took up a position as administrative officer at the Australian Embassy, Tokyo.
Rayene Stewart Simpson died of cancer in Tokyo on 18 October 1978 and was buried at the Yokohama war cemetery, Japan.
His Victoria Cross and a portrait are displayed at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia.
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