Regimental number | 1007 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Royal Orphanage, Wolverhampton, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Draper |
Address | 63 Ramsey Street, Scarboro, England |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Sister, Lily Ewing, 69 Ramsay Street, Scarboro, England |
Previous military service | Nil. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 17th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Left Australia aged two and returned aged 26 years. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 20), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 84 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Harriet SIMONS. Native of Melbourne, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |