Eric Dowson SIMMONS

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Service Numbers:	Not yet discovered
Enlisted:	22 June 1915
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	11th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, 6 March 1892
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Accountant
Died:	Killed In Action, France, 15 April 1917, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

22 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 11th Infantry Battalion
1 Apr 1916:	Involvement 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
1 Apr 1916:	Embarked 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle
15 Apr 1917:	Involvement Lieutenant, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 11 Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-04-15

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Son of William Simmons and Emma Kerr formerly Simmons of 'Lagnicourt', Ouimbah, NSW

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal