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SIMONS, Edward Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5486 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 February 1916, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wehla, Victoria, Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Koondrook, Gannawarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Wehla State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds - head, France, 15 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Borre Churchyard Row A, Grave 5. Headstone inscription reads: No loved ones stood around him to bid a fond farewell, Borre Churchyard, Borre British Cemetery, Hazebrouck, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fentons Creek Wehla State School No 320 Roll of Honour, Koondrook War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5486, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5486, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5486, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 15 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5486, 6th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the head |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William George Simons and Louisa Margaret Simons nee Crombie of Koondrook, Victoria formerly of St. Arnaud, Victoria
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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