| Surname | Simms | |||
| First Name(s) | Ernest | |||
| Place of Birth | Murton, County Durham | |||
| Club(s) | Barnsley Luton Town South Shields Stockport County Scunthorpe United | |||
| Service | British Army | |||
| Rank | Gunner | |||
| Service Number | 107269 | |||
| Previous Service Number(s) | F/36 | |||
| Regiment or Corps | Royal Field Artillery | |||
| Unit(s) | 20th (Reserve) Battery RFA 56th (Reserve) Battery RFA 76 Brigade RFA | |||
| Previous Regiment(s) or Corps | Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex) Regiment | |||
| Unit(s) | 17th (Service) Battalion (1st Football) 23rd (Service) Battalion (2nd Football) | |||
| Type of Casualty (If applicable) | - | |||
| Theatre of War (If applicable) | - | |||
| Date of Death (If applicable) | - | |||
| Place of Death (If applicable) | - | |||
| Place of Burial/Commemoration (If applicable) | - | |||
| Grave/Memorial Reference (If applicable) | - | |||
| Awards and Decorations | - | |||
| Citation(s) | - | |||
| Supplementary Notes | Enlisted 16/12/1914. Discharged "All service prior to 8/5/1916 forfeited on conviction of desertion." Re-enlisted 08/08/1915. Wounded (Gun Shot Wound Right Thigh) 18/04/1918. Admitted No. 5 General Hospital, Rouen 21/04/1918. Invalided to England 03/05/1918. Then to Berrington War Hospital, Shrewsbury. Then to 1st Eastern General Hospital, Cambridge. Discharged 01/02/1919. |
