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SIMMONS, John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2639 |
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Enlisted: | 28 September 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia, 1880 |
Home Town: | North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Packer |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
28 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2639, 38th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2639, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2639, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney | |
28 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2639, 38th Infantry Battalion, Remained on duty | |
14 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 10th Light Trench Mortar Battery, From 38th Battalion | |
29 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2639, 10th Light Trench Mortar Battery, Second occasion. Wound to the head | |
10 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 38th Infantry Battalion, From the 10th Light Trench Mortar Battery | |
24 Jul 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2639, 38th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit and over age |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Ada Simmons nee Robertson of 60 Berry Street, North Sydney, NSW. John and Ada were married during 1899c at Burwood, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 15 April 1918 aboard HT Marathon disembarking on the 12 Jun 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal