Regimental number | 2145 |
Place of birth | Launceston, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Mariner |
Address | Launceston, Tasmania |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 44 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Hilda Simmonds, Home Street, Invermay, Launceston, Tasmania |
Previous military service | 2nd T.I.B. Expiration of Time |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frank and Kate Ann SIMMONDS |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Berrima', 31 October 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 30 December 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Hobart, 2 March 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 60 |
Place of burial | Carr Villa Cemetery, Launceston, Tasmania |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SIMMONDS Frank Ernest |