Regimental number | 3469 |
Place of birth | Edi, Victoria |
School | Wagga Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Boilermaker |
Address | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Mary Simmonds, Yarra Street, Heidelberg, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 46th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/63/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 55th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Somme, France |
Age at death | 25.10 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Daours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 13), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 161 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Elizabeth SIMMONDS; husband of Mary SIMMONDS, Morgan Street, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. Native of Wangaratta, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: No.2982 Edward Ernest Simmonds, 55th Battalion, who was killed in action at Villers-Bretonneux on 4 July 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |