Pte
John Edward Simms
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 29/09/1874 |
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Place of birth: Thurso, Québec, Canada |
Army information
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Country: Australia |
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Force: Australian Imperial Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 4537 |
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Units: — Australian Infantry, 18th Bn. (New South Wales) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 20/09/1917 |
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Age: 42 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: 23 stone M |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 1
| #1 | Place of birth |
Sources 2
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18th Australian Infantry Battalion, (Australian War Memorial, Campbell (AWM), AWM4 23/35/26). https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1338583 Sources used |
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First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920, (National Archives of Australia, Canberra (NAA), B2455, SIMMS J E). https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/NameSearch.aspx Sources used |
More information 4
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1601101 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=ddce9490-2927-43be-ba0c-baf3da97005d |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7587042 |
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The AIF Project (UNSW Canberra) https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=275035 |