Regimental number | 2982 |
Place of birth | Edi, Victoria |
School | Wagga Experimental Farm Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Narrandera Road, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, Edward Ernest Simmonds, Narrandera Road, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 55th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/72/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, 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 | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Daours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 14), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 161 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Elizabeth SIMMONDS, Narrandera Road, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. Native of EDI, victoria. Commemorated in Wagga Wagga Memorial Cemetery, New South Wales. |
Family/military connections | Brother: No.3469 Private David John Simmonds, 55th Battalion, who was killed in action on the Somme, France on 24 May 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |