WW2 photos
1898 Apr/Jun Born Llandilofawr, Carmarthenshire. His father Cecil Russell Mayne Simons died in South Africa in 1902, and is on a Cornish Memorial as well. He appears to have been a Quartermaster Sgt in Imperial Yeomanry, and died at sea on Tintagel Castle on way home
1901 census at Alltygwy Road, Llanguick, Alltygwy Ystabyfera. He is a visitor with his mother and baby brother. The head of house is "Anne Parry aged 52". His mother is "married" at this point.
1911 census at Plasdraw Brynymor Road, Gowerton
1918 May Appointed Sub Lt in RNVR
1919 Mar 28 Promoted Lt in RNVR
1920 Oct 21. Joined ADRIC with service no 814. Posted to A Coy
1920 Nov 15. Accidentally shot GLO Shiner, wounding him
1921 Mar 17 Posted to Depot
1921 Mar 28 Posted to P Coy
1921 Apr 6 to 19 Apr on Leave
1921 Jul 2. Promoted Section Leader and later the promotion was cancelled
1921 Jul 29 to 24 Aug on Leave
1921 Oct 8 to 21 Oct on Leave
1922 Jan 30. Discharged on demobilisation of ADRIC
1923 Married Beatrice May Brooks - she died 1963, he remarried
1939 Register with wife Beatrice. He is a Sales Manager unemployed due to the war. The Hall Caswell Road , Gower
WW2. Commander and DSC
| 11.12.1939 | - | (04.)1940 | HMS Emperor of India (minesweeper) |
| 01.07.1940 | - | (02.)1941 | HMS Bunting (auxiliary patrol base, Harwich) (despatches) |
| 19.04.1941 | - | (08.)1943 | Executive Officer, HMS Martello (auxiliary patrol base, Lowestoft) (DSC) |
| 18.10.1943 | - | (04.)1944 | HMS Gannet (RN Air Station, Eglinton, Co. Londonderry) |
| (06.1944) | - | (01.1945) | no appointment listed |
| 05.1945 | - | (07.1945) | HMS Nightjar (RN Air Station, Inskip, Lancashire) |
| 03.1946 | - | (04.1946) | HMS Nighthawk (RN Air Station, Drem, East Lothian) |
1963 Married Doris I Simons in Warwickshire
1996 June. Died Sydney NSW (Ancestry tree)