Frederick Walter SIMMS

Regimental number48282
Place of birthLaunceston, Tasmania, Australia
OccupationSeaman
Next of kinMother, Mrs I Simms, 7 Thorndon Quay, Wellington
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 25th Reinforcements, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 83 Tofua on 26 April 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 3 December 1917
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsButtes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederick Wyon and Ivy Simms, 85 Brougham Street, Wellington
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 22

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