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Private George Edward Albert Simmers

Male 1893 - 1915  (22 years)


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  • Name George Edward Albert Simmers 
    Prefix Private 
    Born 6 May 1893  Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Military WW1 
    • Simmers, George Edward Private. Enlisted early in the war with 29th Highland Light Infantry Battalion of Galt. He was killed in action at Givenchy on June 15, 1915. He went overseas with the 1st Battalion, 1st Division, 1st Contingent. His mother is Mrs. Emma Simmers of Preston. Anglican.1a

      1aSimmers, George Edward: Grace Schmidt Room Digital Collection. (2016). Vitacollections.ca. Retrieved 21 May 2016, from https://vitacollections.ca/kpl-gsr/2848383/data?n=1
    Occupation 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Laborer 
    Residence 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Anglican 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    WW1, 29th Highland Light Infantry Battalion / 1st Battalion / 1st Division / 1st Contingent 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    WW1, 29th Highlander, Service # 7084 
    Misfortune 1915 
    Killed in WW1 
    Residence Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6] 
    Residence Sherbrooke, , Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-88587 
    Died 15 Jun 1915  Givenchy, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Buried Pont-du-Hem Miltitary Cemetery, La Gorgue, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I88587  Generations
    Last Modified 19 Dec 2024 

    Father Ernest Adolph William "Adolph" Simmers,   b. 28 Mar 1850, Lindenau, , Sachsen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1901 and 1932  (Age 50 years) 
    Mother Emma Georgina C. North,   b. 5 Jan 1860, Duvenstedt, Holstein, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1932, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 1884  Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Family ID F222756  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Simmers, George Edward Private.    		Simmers, George Edward Private.
    Enlisted early in the war with 29th Highland Light Infantry Battalion of Galt. He was killed in action at Givenchy on June 15, 1915. He went overseas with the 1st Battalion, 1st Division, 1st Contingent. His mother is Mrs. Emma Simmers of Preston. Anglican.

    Simmers, George Edward: Grace Schmidt Room Digital Collection. (2016). Vitacollections.ca. Retrieved 21 May 2016, from https://vitacollections.ca/kpl-gsr/2848383/data?n=1

  • Sources 
    1. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-1 Page 13.

    2. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 23 Page 11.

    3. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.
      George E A Simmers Birth Date: 6 May 1883 Birth Location: Sherbrook, Quebec Relative: Mrs E Simmers Relationship: Mother Regiment Number: 7084

    4. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.

    5. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      George Edward Albert Simmers, b. 6 May 1893, s/o Ernest Adolph William Simmers & Emma Georgina North, farmer Ballentrae Whitchurch

    6. [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One.

    7. [S2443] Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948.
      George E A Simmers Death Date: 15 Jun 1915 Rank: Private Unit: 1st Battalion Service number: 7084 Cemetery: Pont Du Hem Military Cemetery Cemetery Location: La Gorgue, 2 Miles South of Estaires, France Burial Place: Estaires, France. Killed in Action - attack at Givenchy

    8. [S2943] Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968.
      Name:Ernest Adolph Wm Simmers of Lindeman, Saxony, (Germany)
      Event Type:Mariage (Marriage)
      Marriage Date:27 Aug 1884
      Marriage Place:Montréal, Québec (Quebec)
      Place of Worship or Institution:Lutheran Saint John Germain
      Religion:Lutheran
      Spouse:Emma Georgiana North of Dvanesfelt? Holstein (Germany)

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 May 1893 - Whitchurch Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Anglican - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Sherbrooke, , Québec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Jun 1915 - Givenchy, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Pont-du-Hem Miltitary Cemetery, La Gorgue, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Link to Google Earth
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