Regimental number | 922 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Bowden, South Australia |
Place of birth | Hindmarsh, South Australia |
School | Public School, South Australia; Bowden Public School, Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mrs M W Simmons, c/o Mrs Oswald, 320 Carrington Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 9), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 111 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Eliza SIMMONS; husband of Myrtle SIMMONS, Revington Road, Glen Ormond, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: No.10350 Sapper William Gordon SIMMONS MM, 15th Field Engineers. |
Other details | War service: France, Belgium |