Frank Keith Simmons

Frank Simmons
Born	(1888-02-21)21 February 1888
Died	22 September 1952(1952-09-22) (aged 64) Australia
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1908–1946
Rank	Major General
Service number	27354
Unit	Highland Light Infantry Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
Commands held	Singapore Fortress 2nd Malaya Infantry Brigade Southern Brigade, Palestine 2nd Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
Battles/wars	First World War Arab revolt in Palestine Second World War Malayan campaign Battle of Singapore
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Member of the Royal Victorian Order Military Cross

Major General Frank Keith Simmons, CBE, MVO, MC (21 February 1888 – 22 September 1952)^[1] was a senior British Army officer during the Second World War. He was commander of the Singapore Fortress when it fell to the invading Imperial Japanese Army in February 1942. He spent the remainder of the war as a prisoner of the Japanese.