Regimental number | 454 |
Place of birth | Brompton, South Australia |
School | Hindmarsh Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Gibson Street, Bowden, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S Simons, Gibson Street, Bowden, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | With the 27th Battalion in Gallipoli. Later rejoined his battalion in Egypt and was with it till the time of his death in France. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Warlencourt, France |
Age at death | 22.5 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Warlencourt British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row H, Grave No. 12), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 111 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Sarah SIMONS, Albermarle Street, Hindmarsh, South Australia. Native of Brompton, South Australia |