Regimental number | 2438 |
Place of birth | Hallett, South Australia |
School | Mt Bryson East and Jamestown Public Schools, South Australia |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | White Park, Wirrabara, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Simmons, White Park, Wirrabara, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Jamestown Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A61 Kanowna on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Adelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row G, Grave No. 12), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 151 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Elizabeth SIMMONS, White Park, Wirrabara, South Australia. Native of Hallett, South Australia |