| Regimental number | 1646 |
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Address | Gladstone, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Height | 5' 3.5" |
| Weight | 140 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Sarah Simmonds, Gladstone, Tasmania |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Branxholm, Tasmania |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 12th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 1178 Sapper Albert Edward SIMMONDS, 3rd Tunnelling Company, returned to Australia, 2 March 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Joined 12th Bn, Gallipoli, 7 May 1915. Admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Anzac, 6 August 1915 (diarrhoea), and transferred same day to Fleet Sweeper 'Delta'; arrived Alexandria, 11 August 1915 (debility), and admitted to No 1 General Hospital, Heliopolis. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Kanowna', 30 September 1915; discharged (medically unfit: polyarticular rheumatism), 9 June 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Re-enlisted for Home Service, 19 October 1917. Discharged, 10 March 1919: 508 days' service. |
| Miscellaneous details | Name incorrectly recorded on Embarkation Roll as John Thomas Richard SIMMONDS. |
| Date of death | |
| Place of burial | Cheltenham Memorial Park Cemetery, Melbourne, Tasmania |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, SIMMONDS John Richard Thomas |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
