Ernest Albert Simmons

Name   Ernest Albert Simmons

Number    Private 5487

Battalion      6^th 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 6^th 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