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SIMMONS, Cedric Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | NX32570, NX32570 (N77129) |
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| Enlisted: | 24 July 1940, Enlisted at Paddington, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Brigade Headquarters |
| Born: | Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia, 14 December 1918 |
| Home Town: | Brewarrina, Brewarrina, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Driver/Farm Hand |
| Died: | Presumed, Malaya, 15 February 1942, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kranji War Cemetery Column 124 Roll of Honour - Brewarrina, Singapore Memorial, Singapore |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Singapore Memorial Kranji War Cemetery |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX32570 |
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World War 1 Service
| 24 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Private, NX32570 (N77129), Enlisted at Paddington, NSW |
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World War 2 Service
| 24 Jul 1940: | Discharged Private, NX32570, Discharged from Unit (Specifically): Aust. HQ A.A.S.C. EC, Date: 24/07/1940. (NAA, Pg-9) Service Record of Private: Cedric Patrick SIMMONS, SN NX32570. | |
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| 24 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX32570 | |
| 12 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Private, NX32570, Paddington, NSW; Unit (specifically): Aust. HQ A.A.S.C. EC. (NAA, Pg-9),24/07/1940 to 06/12/1941. Unit (specifically): HQ, 2nd AIF, Malaya (NAA, Pg-12),07/12/1941. NAA Service Record of Private: Cedric Patrick SIMMONS, SN NX32570. | |
| 30 Jun 1941: | Transferred Private, 8th Infantry Brigade Train, Transfer - as per stated: Taken on strength; Unit: 8th T Bn, (8th Infantry Battalion,or 8th Infantry Brigade Train), 30/06/1941. (NAA, Pg-11) Service Record of Private: Cedric Patrick SIMMONS, SN NX32570. | |
| 7 Dec 1941: | Transferred Private, 1st Infantry Brigade Headquarters, Transfer - as per stated: Marched into, 07/12/1941, Unit (specifically): HQ AIF, 2/19 Bn, Rfts. (NAA, Pg-12) Service Record of Private: Cedric Patrick SIMMONS, SN NX32570. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Patrick and Theodsia Emliy Simmons; brother of Reginald Simmons of Yoo Noo Station, Brewarrina near Orange, NSW