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Clarence Franklin Simmons

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Headstone, O'Neills Point Cemetery (photo J. Halpin 2011) - This image may be subject to copyright

Headstone, O'Neills Point Cemetery (photo J. Halpin 2011) - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Clarence Franklin AWMM
  • Surname
    Simmons AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ334 AWMM
    • WWII NZD334 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    15 Egremont Street, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Doreen Elizabeth Simmons (wife), 15 Egremont Street, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Married/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Died of Sickness, Cause of Death AWMM
    Illness AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Clarence Simmons was the son of James and Leah Simmons, of Stratford, Taranaki; husband of Doreen Elizabeth Simmons, of Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand.

    Remembered on the Takapuna War Memorial, The Strand, Takapuna.

    Next of kin details compiled from information in the Casualty lists published in the newspapers. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    20 August 1944 AWMM
    Age 40 AWMM
    Devonport, North Shore City AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Sickness AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    O'Neill's Point Cemetery, 122 Bayswater Avenue, Bayswater, North Shore, Auckland AWMM Block J, Grave 264. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Takapuna War Memorial, The Strand, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • Takapuna War Memorial, (ex RSA Roll, on a boulder), The Strand, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

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  • Never got to meet you Grandad, but always in my memories and proud to be your grandaughter. RIP always. Much love Tanya
    Public - Tanya - Other Relative - 16 June 2015
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16 June 2015TanyaParaparaumu , WellingtonOther Relative

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