LEST WE FORGET
Sergeant Donald Marshall SIMMS
Service No: 23584
Born: Bundaberg QLD, 2 December 1921
Enlisted in the RAAF: 13 September 1940
Discharged from the RAAF: 1 March 1946
Unit at Discharge: No. 3 Aircraft Depot
Died: 10 September 1947, Aged 25 Years
Buried: Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium NSW
CWGC Additional Information: Son of William Herbert Marshall Simms and Evelyn Llewellyn Simms, of Mareeba, Queensland
Having died outside the specified period (3 September 1939 to 30 June 1947), Sergeant Simms does not meet an eligibility criterion for inclusion on the Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour for World War II. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission recognises that his death is the result of his Service.
References:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A9301, 23584