SIMMONS, Arthur Harold
| Service Number: | 1648 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 30 August 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide,SA |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Queenstown, South Australia, 23 September 1895 |
| Home Town: | Queenstown, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farrier |
| Died: | Daw Park, South Australia, 4 October 1963, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Gardens, Path 25, Grave 773. |
| Memorials: |
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Simmons and Mary Ann Simmons nee Underwood of Victoria Street, Queenstown, SA
Brother of Frances Evelyn Simmons, Florence Rose Simmons, John Robert Simmons, Mary Ann Simmons, Isabell May Simmons, Henry Ernest Simmons, Harold George Simmons, Alfred Victor Simmons, Dorothy Olive Marjory Simmons, Arthur William Simmons and Lillian Maude Simmons
On 4 August 1924 Athur married Charlotte Annie Morton in the residence of Rev. W.C. Brooker of Port Adelaide, SA. At the time of his death he was living at Queenstown, SA
Commenced return to Australia on 29 May 1919 aboard Rio Negro disembarking on the 22 July 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Adelaide
Served in the Senior Cadets for about three years
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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