Studio portrait of 1818 Private (Pte) Albert Victor Simcock, 32nd Battalion. A labourer from ...

Studio portrait of 1818 Private (Pte) Albert Victor Simcock, 32nd Battalion. A labourer from Walkerville, South Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 2nd Reinforcements from Adelaide on 11 January 1916 aboard HMAT Borda for Suez where he was transferred to the 15th Battalion. His new unit relocated to the Western Front, France, in early June 1916. Pte Simcock was wounded in action on 8 August 1916 near Albert, France, and was evacuated to England for treatment and recuperation before rejoining his battalion in mid-January 1917 at Bazentin, France. Pte Simcock was wounded in action on the second occasion near Bullecourt, France, on 11 April 1917 and died of these wounds the same day. He was aged 29 years. His younger brother 2696 Sgt Edgar Benjamin Simcock, MM, served initially with the 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance in Egypt before transferring to the 1st Australian Field Ambulance on the Western Front in France and Belgium where he was awarded the Military Medal and afterwards rose to the rank of Sergeant. He returned to Australia for discharge on 6 July 1919. The youngest brother, 2015 Pte Sydney Charles Simcock enlisted in the 9th Light Horse Regiment and embarked for Egypt where he was transferred to the 14th Field Artillery Brigade and served on the Western Front, France before returning to Australia for discharge on 31 March 1919.