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Private Mervin Cecil Simmons

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1886-10-27
Place of birth: Verschoyle Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Albert Simmons (father) Buchanan, Saskatchewan
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Carpenter
Occupation (normalized): Carpenter, General
Address: Not stated.
Religion: Presbyterian
Cause of death: Not specified

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 23445
Highest Rank: Private (7th Battalion)
Rank detail
  1. Private, 12th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private, 7th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Interned as POW at: Giessen

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 229697
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B8914-S030
Uploader's Notes: Reported as a former member of the 7th Battalion now with the 12th Battalion, wounded and prisoner of war at Giessen, Germany.
Uploader's Research notes: Toronto Globe, 26 June 1915. [Not Specified Army Canadian Infantry 12th Battalion Not Specified Army Canadian Infantry 7th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2009-04-29
Last modified: 2009-04-29