Private George Arthur Simmons
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Simmons,
George Arthur
Date of birth: 1896-02-29
Place of birth: Morden Manitoba Canada
Next of kin: Arthur and Sarah Simmons, Thornhill, Manitoba.
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1915-07-26
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, III. J. 2.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 15430
Highest Rank:
Private
Rank detail
- Private (Army). 1915-01-22 ?
- Private (Army). ? to 1915-07-26
- Private, 6th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-09-24 to 1915-01-22
- Sergeant-Major (Army). ? to 1914-09-24
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Commemoration location: Morden & Stanley War Memorial, Morden, MB
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 204035
LAC ID:
229625
Service file: B8912-S038
Uploader's Notes: Son of Arthur and Sarah Simmons, of Thornhill, Manitoba.
Uploader's Research notes: [Staff Sergeant Major Army Canadian Mounted Rifles 18th Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles Private Army Canadian Cavalry Fort Garry Horse Private Army Canadian Infantry 6th Battalion H Company A member of the First Canadian Contingent which sailed from Canada as part of the 2nd Infantry Brigade on the 3rd of October onboard the S.S. Lapland arriving at Plymouth on the 14th of October. Training continued at West Down South Camp Salisbury Plain until the 15th of December when the Battalion left the Brigade in order to convert back to the cavalry role as the Depot for the Canadian Cavalry Brigade. The Battalion Disbanding on the 22nd of January 1915 excess personel being transfered to the 8th and 10th Battalions. Private Army Canadian Cavalry Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2015-06-14