Edward Walford SIMONS

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Service Number:	11980
Enlisted:	17 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	12th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Colchester, England, 1891
Home Town:	Geelong West, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Sailor
Died:	Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1 October 1952, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria Church of England section, Row 13, Grave 282. Interred on the 2 October 1952
Memorials:

17 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 11980, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
28 Jan 1916:	Involvement Gunner, 11980, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
28 Jan 1916:	Embarked Gunner, 11980, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
22 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 12th Field Artillery Brigade
15 Feb 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , In France
19 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 11980, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Address at the time of enlistment was 148 Latrobe Terrance, Geelong West, Victoria

Son of Edward Simons and Minnie Simons nee Richmond of Beaconsfield Cottage, Brooke Street, Wybenhoe, Essex, England

Commenced return to Australia on 19 May 1919 aboard HT Borda disembarking on the 27 June 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1922c Edward married Myra Adelaide de Longville in Victoria

In 1923 he was residing in 'Wivenhoe', Avon Street, West Geelong and employed with by Melbourne Electric Supply Company, Melbourne