Private
WILLIAM (W) SIMMS

• Private WILLIAM SIMMS's Story

• 	Born 6 May 1894 in Russell, Manitoba, Canada
  	Occupation Worked as a Farmer prior to enlisting.
  	Enlisted 24 January 1916 in Winnipeg, Manitoba | Age: 21 years
  	Buried 11 August 1918 - VIMY MEMORIAL | Age: 24 years

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Interesting Facts

• Killed in action - He was with his Company in the front line trench at HALLU during an enemy counter attack, and he and four others were killed by a shell which fell in the trench beside them. An article below in his profile will link the incident of his death to the following soldiers:

  • Lieutenant Clifford Neelands
  • Lance Sergeant John Lindell
  • Private Lachlan McKinnon

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  Remains of Canadian First World War Soldiers Found in Hallu, France Identified

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  Today Mr. James Bezan, Parliamentary Secretary for the Minister of National Defence and Member of[...]

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Fallen Soldiers from Russell Manitoba, Canada

• Private
  SIMMS, WILLIAM
  11 August 1918
  VIMY MEMORIAL
  

Fallen Comrades of the Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment)

• Private
  GOWANS, WALTER
  10 April 1917
  VIMY MEMORIAL
  
• Lieutenant
  VERCOE-ROGERS, JOHN
  27 September 1918
  QUARRY WOOD CEMETERY
  
• Private
  JOHNSTONE, JOSEPH
  9 May 1917
  VIMY MEMORIAL
  
• Private
  JONES, GEORGE GILBERT TUDOR
  26 September 1916
  VIMY MEMORIAL
  
• Private
  FRIEND, ARTHUR
  9 April 1917
  VIMY MEMORIAL
  
• Private
  DOWNEY, JOHN WINFIELD
  12 November 1917
  TYNE COT CEMETERY
  
• Private
  MCGILL, MORLEY WILLIAM JOHN
  10 November 1917
  MENIN GATE (YPRES) MEMORIAL
  
• Private
  WAKE, ALFRED LEONARD
  14 October 1916
  VIMY MEMORIAL
  
• Private
  WAYLING, MILTON
  3 September 1918
  UPTON WOOD CEMETERY
  
• Private
  HOUGH, NORMAN
  2 October 1918
  CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY
  
• Private
  TROUT, HENRY STANLEY
  19 February 1917
  CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY
  
• Corporal
  MCCORMICK, GEORGE
  9 October 1916
  VIMY MEMORIAL