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SIMONS, Earl Percival
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5856 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 April 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Employment Company |
| Born: | Hambley Bridge, South Australia, 21 February 1894 |
| Home Town: | Balaklava, Wakefield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Saddler |
| Died: | 6 October 1983, aged 89 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Hamley Bridge General Cemetery Headstone inscription reads: 1st A.I.F Rest in peace |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5856, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 27 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 5856, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 5856, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Barambah, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Employment Company, From 10th Battalion | |
| 30 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5856, Australian Employment Company, Discharged at the 4th Military District |
World War 2 Service
| 30 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Balaklava, SA |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Luther Simons and Wilhelmina Sophia Helen Simons nee Hoepner of Balaklava, SA. Brother of Ronald Victor Simons, Christina Sarah Simons and Eva Doris Simons
Commenced return to Australia on 3 March 1919 aboard HMAT Euridipes disembarking on 22 April 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 11 October 1922 Earl married Mary Beatrice Williams in the Methodist Church, Clare, SA.