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SIMMONS, Edgar
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 1229, 1428 |
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Enlisted: | 2 October 1914, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria Service changed from 1428 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Lubeck, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
Home Town: | Geelong West, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Blacksmith |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 11, Row A, 35 Headstone inscription reads: In loving memory of the loved son of Mr & Mrs Simmons of Geelong, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geelong West Cycling Club |
Service History
World War 1 Service
2 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1229, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria Service changed from 1428 | |
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2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1428, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1428, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
6 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1229, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1229 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-08-06 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Simmons and Margaret Simmons nee Dwyer of 22 Catherine Street, Geelong West, Victoria later of 49 Wolseley Parade, Kensington, Victoria
Brother of Winifred G. Simmons and Margaret Ethel Simmons
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal