BORN HULL 1882. SON OF THOMAS WILLIAM SIMMONDS (1844- ) & SARAH ELIZABETH JAGGER (1845-1899). ONE OF EIGHT CHILDREN, INCLUDING SIX SISTERS.
HE MARRIED, JANE ELIZABETH HARTLEY (1885- ), IN JUNE 1905. THEY HAD THREE CHILDREN AND LIVED AT 5, CAVE STREET, BEVERLEY ROAD, HULL (1911 CENSUS & WAR PENSION ADDRESS). EMPLOYED AS A GENERAL LABOURER AT THE HULL FORGE.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 7TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. POSTED TO FRANCE, ON 13/07/1915. DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 31/03/1916, AGED 33. HE IS BURIED IN ARMENTIERS, FRANCE. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS WIDOW, JANE.
HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 07/04/1916. *
First name:
JOSEPH THOMAS
Regiment:
Military Number:
11922
Rank:
Private
Date Died
31/03/1916
Place died:
Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, Nord, France
Age:
33
1 JOHN'S SQUARE, NEW GEORGE STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
