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SIMONS, Mountford John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1909 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 October 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Australian Remount Unit |
| Born: | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, 1864 |
| Home Town: | South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Hairdresser |
| Died: | Nephriti, Killed In Action, Illness (Nephritis), 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt, France, 5 May 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row F, Grave 49. Headstone inscription reads: Of Brisbane, Queensland, 'For King and Country', Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt, Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Bois-Grenier, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1909, 2nd Remount Unit, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1909, 2nd Australian Remount Unit, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1909, 2nd Australian Remount Unit, RMS Orontes, Sydney | |
| 3 May 1916: | Involvement Trooper, 1909, 2nd Australian Remount Unit, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1909 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Remount Unit awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1916-05-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Atlas Hotel, Stanley Street, South Brisbane, QLD
Son of James Simons and Margaret Simons of Goulburn, NSW. Next of kin given as his sister Ada M. Jones nee Simons of Sydney, NSW later changed to his elder brother William Simons. Also brother of Anne Simons, Laura C. Simons, Eva A. Simons, Mabel Theresa Simons, Vivian Simons and Kate Simons
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal