Patrick SIMMONS

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Service Number:	6416
Enlisted:	9 June 1916, Enlisted at Narrabri, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	20th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Castleconnell, County Limmerick, Ireland, 1874
Home Town:	Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Wounds, 20th Casualty Clearing Station, France, 21 May 1918
Cemetery:	Vignacourt British Cemetery, Picardie Plot 11, Row B, Grave 18. Headstone inscription reads: R.I.P. Rev. J. Beajard officiated, Vignacourt British Cemetery, Vignacourt, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glebe Roll of Honor

9 Jun 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6416, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Narrabri, NSW
11 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 6416, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
11 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 6416, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
20 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6416, 20th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the left arm
20 May 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6416, 20th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the abdomen

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Son of Martin Simmons and Mary Simmons of Castleconnell, County Limmerick, Ireland

Next of kin given as his sister Ellen Simmons of Cottham Street, Glebe, NSW

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal