SIMONSEN, John Morton
Service Number: | 7549 |
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Enlisted: | 6 February 1917, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, 5 May 1886 |
Home Town: | Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland |
Schooling: | Bundaberg State School, Queensland, Australia |
Occupation: | Painter |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 10 June 1918, aged 32 years |
Cemetery: |
Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension Plot 2, Row E, Grave 63, Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bundaberg Christ Church Roll of Honour, Bundaberg War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
6 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7549, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD | |
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14 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 7549, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
14 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 7549, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
12 Feb 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Infantry Battalion, From 9th Battalion | |
10 Jun 1918: | Involvement Private, 7549, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7549 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-06-10 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Finsen Simonsen and Caroline Simonsen nee Sorsdhal of Crofton Street, Bundaberg, QLD. Brother of Charles Reginald Simonsen who returned to Australia in 1920 having served with the 15th Battalion and Hans Conrad Gustave Simonsen who returned to Australa on the 10 April 1919 having served with the 52nd Battalion.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal