SIMMONDS, Emrys Ernest
| Service Numbers: | 31525, 3/1525 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, 5 July 1929 |
| Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Mowbray State School |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Korea, 13 December 1950, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, Korea Originally interred at Inchon Cemetery. Portion Allied. Plot and Row 2 Grave No.15 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Korean Grove, Korea United Nations Memorial Cemetery Wall of Remembrance |
Korean War Service
| 28 Sep 1950: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 3/1525, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) | |
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| 28 Sep 1950: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 31525 | |
| 13 Dec 1950: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 31525, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"Pte. E. E. Simmonds
THE Minister for the Army (Mr. Francis) has notified Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Simmonds, 36 Joffre St., Launceston, of the death of her son, Pte. Emrys Ernest (Paddy) Simmonds, who was killed in action in Korea on December 13. The late Pte. Simmonds was a member of B.C.O.F. in Japan, where he was stationed for two years before volunteering to serve in Korea. He was educated at the Mowbray State School and afterwards attended night classes at the Technics College. He was a member of the Mowbray Presbyterian Sunday School. Aged 21 years, the late Pte. Simmonds joined the army in Melbourne. He was the son of Mrs. Elizabeth and the late F. E. Simmonds." - from the Launceston Examiner 19 Dec 1950 (nla.gov.au)
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