Language selection

Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada

Search veterans.gc.ca

Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Cecil William Simmons

In memory of:

Pilot Officer Cecil William Simmons

June 30, 1942

Military Service

Service Number:

J/15474

Age:

21

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

149 (R.A.F.) Sqdn

Additional Information

Son of Clarence William and Bess Bullington Simmons, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.A.

Commemorated on Page 114 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

AMSTERDAM NEW EASTERN CEMETERY
Netherlands

Grave Reference:

Plot 69. Row E. grave 7.

Location:

The AMSTERDAM NEW EASTERN CEMETERY is in the south-eastern district of Amsterdam on the road to Hilversum and is easily reached by public transport. The British plots are in the south-eastern portion of the cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Digital Collection

Send us your images

  • Photo of Cecil Simmons– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Photo of Cecil Simmons
    Photo of Cecil Simmons – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Letter
    Letter – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Letter
    Letter – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Letter
    Letter – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Letter
    Letter – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Letter
    Letter – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Diploma– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Diploma
    Diploma – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Report of Death– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Report of Death
    Report of Death – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Letter of Refernce– Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Letter of Refernce
    Letter of Refernce – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Star May 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Star May 1941. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper clipping
    Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

    Details

    Newspaper Clipping
    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Cecil William Simmons is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

    Details

    Memorial
    Memorial – Pilot Officer Cecil William Simmons is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

    Details

    Memorial
    Memorial – Father J P Lardie's comments as inscribed on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Memorial– Pilot Officer Cecil William Simmons is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

    Details

    Memorial
    Memorial – Pilot Officer Cecil William Simmons is commemorated on the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Grave Marker– Photo made by Pieter Schlebaum, The Netherlands.

    Details

    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Photo made by Pieter Schlebaum, The Netherlands.

Learn more about the Canadian Virtual War Memorial

To learn more please visit our help page. If you have questions or comments regarding the information contained in this registry, email or call us. For inquiries regarding the names and information found in the RCMP Honour Roll, please email the RCMP.

Date modified: