SIMMONDS, Reginald
| Service Number: | 1779 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 February 1916, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Prahran, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gueudecourt, France, 14 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1779, 46th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1779, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1779, 46th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin was given as his brother of Leonard Simmonds of 9 Union Street, Richmond, Victoria and also frother of Henry Ernest Simmonds.
Son of George and Florence Simmonds who had both deceased prior to Reginald enlisting.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
8 May 1920 - Leonard Simmonds wrote to Base Records asking about what age Reginald had give at the time of his enlistment and for the name of the person who signed the consent form for Reginald to enlist. In another document it seems that Reginald's family were unaware that he had enlisted until he had been killed
Also served in the Senior Cadets for 3 years