John Joseph SIMONS

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Service Number:	3608
Enlisted:	7 August 1915, Enlisted Bendigo, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	57th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Cochran's Creek, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Inglewood, Loddon, Victoria
Schooling:	Navarre State School, Victoria
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 20 July 1916
Cemetery:	Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix Plot 1, Row B, Grave 1(Collective). Rev. C.W.H. Statt officiated Headstone inscription reads: In loving remembrance, Rue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Inglewood War Memorial

7 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3608, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted Bendigo, Victoria
29 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 3608, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
29 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 3608, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
26 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, From 21st Battalion
15 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, From 60th Battalion

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Son of John Edwin Simons and Janet Simons of 10 O'Hea Street, Coburg, Victoria formerly of Powlett Road, Inglewood, Victoria

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal