Regimental number | 929 |
Place of birth | Ivanhoe, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Bootmaker |
Address | 25 Gipps Street, Collingwood, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 7.25" |
Weight | 146 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, George Simmons, 25 Gipps Street, Collingwood, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 1 year in the 55th Aust Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row L, Grave No. 71), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 119 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 9 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 7 December 1915. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Killed in action, 21 July 1916. Buried Eaton Hall Cemetery by Reverend S. A. Beveridge, 21 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SIMMONS William Thomas |