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William Wallace Simmers

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Portrait of William Wallace Simmers, c.1916. SCRoll Project, South Canterbury Museum, 2007/062.063. Image is subject to copyright restrictions.

Portrait of William Wallace Simmers, c.1916. SCRoll Project, South Canterbury Museum, 2007/062.063. …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Wallace AWMM
  • Surname
    Simmers AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 6/3461 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    Dunedin, Otago AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 448 Lincoln Road, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 G.A. Simmers (father), Selwyn Street, Timaru, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 13 November 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 6/3461 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of George Annand Simmers and Isabella Glen Simmers of 20 Selwyn Street, Timaru. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    13 June 1917 AWMM
    Belgium, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium AWMM

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26 March 2023Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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