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SIMONS, Eric Armstrong
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 52171, 52171, W242904 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 February 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 22 March 1899 |
| Home Town: | Subiaco, Nedlands, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Perth Modern School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Coronary occlusion , Floreat Park, Western Australia, 30 January 1960, aged 60 years |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Crematorium Rose Gardens, Garden O, Grave 0036 |
| Memorials: | Midland Officers & Contract Surveyors of the Department of Lands & Surveys WA Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 52171, 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements | |
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| 8 May 1918: | Involvement Private, 52171, 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Albany embarkation_ship: SS Port Darwin embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 8 May 1918: | Embarked Private, 52171, 1st to 3rd (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements, SS Port Darwin, Albany | |
| 29 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 28th Infantry Battalion, From Re-enforcements | |
| 18 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 52171, 28th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District |
World War 2 Service
| 9 Oct 1939: | Enlisted W242904 | |
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| 5 Mar 1947: | Discharged W242904 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Simons and Susan Theresa Simons nee Tremewen of Perth, WA
Husband of Kathleen Mary Simons nee Hugo of 8 View Street, Subiaco, WA. Eric and Kathleen married in WA during 1917c
Commenced return to Australia on 15 November 1919 aboard HT Yperinga disembarking on the 26 December 1919
Medal: British War Medal
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