Regimental number | 4899 |
Place of birth | Kyneton, Victoria |
School | Mildura State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Grocer |
Address | Mildura, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Mr T H Simmons, Orange Avenue, Mildura, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of chest measurement) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 17), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 168 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Margaret SIMMONS, Mildura, Victoria. Native of Dyneton, Victoria |
Other details |
Taken on strength, 59th Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 20 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presume Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Statement, Red Cross File No 2500508, 4909 Pte H.A.WEBSTER, B Company, 59th Bn, 28 June 1917: 'At Rifle Ville, near Fleurbaix, on the 20th July, 1916, I saw his body. He had been killed a day or two previously. I saw his grave in the Military Cemetery at Fleurbaix - There was a cross with his name, number and battalion on it.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SIMMONS Norman Thomas
Red Cross File No 2500508 |