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SIMMONS, Edward Marshall Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 10351 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 February 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Camaru, New Zealand, 1879 |
| Home Town: | West Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers RC School, South Melbourne, Australia |
| Occupation: | Mechanic |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium Plot 1V, Row A, Grave 12 Headstone inscription reads: He gave his life, his all in answer to freedom's call my brother |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 10351, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 20 Jun 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 10351, 10th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 10351, 10th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 10351, 11th Field Company Engineers, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 10351 awm_unit: 10 Field Company awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-06-07 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlisting was 411 King Street, West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Son of Marshall and Margaret Simmons formerly from Omaru, New Zealand
Next of kin was his sister Annie Andrews of 68 Brewere Street, East Perth, Western Australia
Unlce of Queenie Callander of 68 Brewer Street, East Perth, western Australia
3 February 1917 - To hospital with Mumps
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal