Ernest Albert Simmons
Name Ernest Albert Simmons
Number Private 5487
Battalion 6th Battalion
Place of Birth Richmond
Next of Kin His mother, Mrs. Alice Singer of Foster
Date and place of enlistment Leongatha on the 7/2/1916
Physical details on enlistment Age 20 years and 5 months, 5’ 5 ½ ”, 9 stone 12 pounds, blue eyes and brown hair
Religion Church of England
Occupation Labourer
Date and place of death
He died as a prisoner of war on 31/8/1918 in Krankenhaus Germany
Location of grave or memorial
He was buried in Number 1 Cologne Southern Cemetery
Relationship to Woorayl Shire
He lived in the Shire
Military History
- He is on the Meeniyan Honour Roll
- He enlisted
- 4/4/16 He embarked Melbourne on HMAT Euripides
- 31/5/16 He embarked Alexandria
- 12/6/16 He disembarked Plymouth
- 5/9/16 He went to France
- 14/2/17 He was sick in hospital with trench feet
- 3/3/17 He went on the hospital train to Boulogne and England
- 6/3/17 He was in hospital in Brighton
- 23/3/17 He went on leave
- 28/4/16 He transferred to the 6th Battalion
- 17/10/17 He went to France
- 22/12/17 He was missing in action
- He was believed to be a prisoner of war
- 14/2/18 His mother, who has moved to Seddon, received a post card stating he is a POW. He was captured in Cabrai.
- 16/2/18 He was declared to be a POW in Germany
- 18/10 18 A letter was sent from the Australian Red Cross 36 Grovenor Place London S.W.1 seeking information about his death
- 31/8/18 He died aged 23 as a POW in Krankenhaus Essen. He was buried in a Cemetery of Honour. The information came from the help committee Munster
- 26/8/1919 On Page 22 aof his file is a German death certificate.
- On page 24 of his file is a German certificate saying he is in camp in Dulmen
- There is a Post Card from the POW to Miss G M Singer 4 Beaufort Place St Saviours Rd Bath
- 27/2/22 His mother received his medals, plaque and scroll
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