Sergeant

William Wallace Simmers

MM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of George Annand Simmers and Isabella Glen Simmers, of 20 Selwyn St., Timaru. Native of Dunedin.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6/3461
Name:
William Wallace Simmers
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Place of Birth: 
Dunedin, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
G.A. Simmers (father), Selwyn Street, Timaru, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
448 Lincoln Road, Christchurch, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
13 June 1917
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
8th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 November 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 35
HMNZT 36
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
William Wallace Simmers
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