Private 3591 William SIMNER S.Staffs

[marksimner]

A relative of mine who served in the 1/6th Battalion the South Staffordshire Regiment.

He was Killed in Action on the 13/10/15 during the attack on the Hohenzollern Redoubt (Loos Offensive).

Sadly I do not have his medals or know their whereabouts.

However if anyone on this forum can add any info on him I would really like to know.

Cheers

Mark

[stubriscoe]

I have a small amount of information. This is contained in my 6th South Staffordshire website.

Enter simner in the search and you will then get the small amount I have so far on him.

http://www.blackcountry-territorials.org/search.html, then select details

Via the links page you can also visit Tom Morgan's site, where there is an article on this action.

CWGC (you may already have looked here)

SIMNER, WILLIAM, Private,

South Staffordshire Regiment 1st/6th Bn.,

Age: 20, Date of Death: 13/10/1915, Service No: 3591

Additional information: Son of Joseph and Mary Ellen Simner,

of 5, Woodcross, Bilston, Staffs.Reference: Panel 73 to 76.

Memorial: LOOS MEMORIAL

1901 Census

12 Johnsons Row, Beacon Street, Sedgley.

Joseph Henry Simner, Head, a30, Steam engine cleaner

Mary Ellen Simner, Wife, a30

William Simner, Son, a5

Winifred May, Daughter, a3

Regards,

Stuart

[Doug Lewis]

Mark

William is remembered on the St Mary's Church War Memorial Hurst Hill

Here- http://www.sedgleymanor.com/churches/c_of_...hurst_hill.html

Regards Doug.

[marksimner]

Stuart/Doug

Outstanding, thank you both so much for the info.

Mark