| Regimental number | 1050 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Exteter, South Australia |
| School | Le Fevre's Peninsula Public School and Muirden College, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Exmouth Road, Exeter, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. L.E. Simes, Exmouth Road, Exeter, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 64903 PteWilliam SIMES, Light Horse Reinforcements, 7th, Egypt; enlisted, 18 June 1918; discharged at the signing of the armistice, 11 November 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Sinai, Palestine. Contracted illness, Gallipoli, invalided to 21st General Hospital, Alexandria, November 1915; recovered. Contracted illness, Sinai, invalided to 14th General Hospital, Cairo, November 1916; recovered. Contracted illness, Palestine; invalided to 31st General Hospital, August 1917; recovered. Arrived back in Australia, 26 June 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
