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Henry Herman Simon

Henry Herman Simon "Harry"

Born:
14 Heshvan 5641 (19 October 1880)
Died:
21 Elul 5677 (08 September 1917)

Basic Information

Unique reference:
SIM2663
Other first name:
Heinrich Helmuth
Gender:
Male

Birth

Date of birth:
14 Heshvan 5641 (19 October 1880)
Place of birth:
Didsbury

Death

Date of death:
21 Elul 5677 (08 September 1917)
Died in combat?:
Yes
Place of death:
Ypres
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Burial place:
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery

Places

Schools

Name:
Rugby School
Name:
King's College, Cambridge

Family

Spouse

Edith May Simon (female)

Children

Anthony Simon (male)
Monica Simon (female)
Michael Simon (male)
Christopher Simon (male)

Siblings

Ernest Simon (male)
Eleanor Christadora Simon (female)
Margaret Antonia Simon (female)

Parents

Father: Henry Simon (male)
Mother: Emily Stoehr (female)

Military Record

Military service:
Army
Date discharged/death:
08 September 1917
Rank at discharge/death:
Major
Invalided out of service:
01 September 1917
Assignments
Regiment:
Royal Field Artillery
Battalion/unit:
"C" Company, 210th Brigade
Campaigns:
Suez Canal, Egypt
Passchendaele

Commonwealth Graves Commission

Rank:
Major
Date of Death:
08 September 1917
Age:
36 years old
Regiment / service:
Royal Field Artillery, "C" Bty. 210th Bde.
Cemetery:
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium
Grave reference:
XVIII. H. 18.
Additional information:
Personal inscription:
THE SOULS OF THE RIGHTEOUS ARE IN THE HAND OF GOD THEY ARE IN PEACE

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