Eric Dowson Simmons

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First Name: 
Eric
Middle Name: 
Dowson
Last Name: 
Simmons
Date of Birth: 
Sunday, March 6, 1892
Mother's Name: 
Emma Simmons (nee Dowson)
Father's Name: 
William Simmons
Date Enlisted: 
Monday, June 28, 1915
Rank at Enlistment: 
2nd Lieutenant
Rank at Discharge: 
Lieutenant
Unit: 
11 Battalion
Company: 
C
Service: 
Infantry
Awards: 
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Date of Death: 
Sunday, April 15, 1917
Place of Death: 
Lagnicourt, France
Cause of Death: 
Killed in action
Details: 

Eric Simmons was born in Wollongong, N.S.W.

When Eric enlisted he was single, 23 years old, and employed as an accountant, living in Perth, W.A.

He embarked from Fremantle on board HMAT A38 Ulysses with 15th Reinforcements, 11th Battalion, on 1st April 1916.  The troops arrived in Egypt on 25th April 1916, and Eric joined C Company, 11th battalion, in France on 25th October 1916.

Eric was promoted to Lieutenant soon after, on 21st November 1916. 

Eric was killed in action when his Platoon was engaged in an attack at Lagnicourt, France, on 15th April 1917.

There is no known grave for Eric; he is commemorated on the Australian National Memorial at Villers-Bretonneaux.

Sources: 
NAA: B2455, SIMMONS ERIC DOWSON

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