Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Hervi's Collegiate School, Launceston, Tasmania |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Accountant |
Address | 6th Invermay, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, G Simmons, Albion Street, Invermay, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Served as a Lieutenant in the 92nd Launceston Regiment. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 26th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Hesbecourt, France |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Doingt Communal Extension (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 13), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 61 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Mary SIMMONS, 31 Albion Street, Invermay, Tasmania. Native of Melbourne |
Family/military connections | Cousins: Private Roy Davey (of Melbourne, Victoria) killed in action in France and No.1052 Herbert Albert Simmons, 14th Battalion, who was killed in action at Courtney's Post, Gallipoli on 20 May 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |