SIMMONS, Thomas
| Service Numbers: | 2000, 2000A |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 28 April 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Houghton, Durham, England, 1876 |
| Home Town: | Liverpool, Fairfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mining Engineer |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2000, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2000, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2000, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Sep 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 18th Infantry Battalion, From 19th Battalion. At Gallipoli | |
| 2 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2000A, 18th Infantry Battalion, Wound to above the right knee (thigh). Embarked for England aboard HS Brighton on 8 August 1916 | |
| 12 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal | |
| 3 Feb 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, In France | |
| 9 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 2000A, 18th Infantry Battalion, Discharged 2nd Military District |
Help us honour Thomas Simmons's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Emily Simmons nee Johnson of 56 South Street, Spennymoor, Durham, England. Thomas and Emily were married on 5 February 1902 at Rosa Street, Auckland, Durham, England. On the marriage certificate he gives his names as Thomas William Simmons. Daniel McKinley officiated
Commenced return to Australia on 28 September 1919 aboard HT Osterley disembarking on the 9 November 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Belgium Croix d Guerre
Awarded Croix de Guerre for work near Estreis on 3 October 1918 when he went forward under heavy machine gun and artillery fire to estabish telecommunications with the Battalion Headquarters
London Gazette on 5 April 1919, page 4527, position 58
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 23 July 1919, page 1170, position 7
In June 1935 Thomas was living at 'Waddington', 45 Highciffe Road, Undercliffe, NSW