Henry John SIMMONS

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SIMMONS, Henry John

Service Number:	2731
Enlisted:	15 July 1915, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mangana, Tasmania, Australia, 24 March 1889
Home Town:	Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 29 April 1951, aged 62 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

15 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2731, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania
10 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2731, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
10 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2731, 12th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Melbourne
1 Mar 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2731, 12th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 6th Military District as medically unfit due to epilepsy

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John Simmons Penhall (aka Semmens) and Mary Ann Penhall nee Cheshire of Launceston, Tasmania. Borther of Rachel Edith Simmons and Elma Lillian Simmons

Husband of Racheal Simmons nee Foster of 31 Cecil Street, Launceston, Tasmania

Commenced return to Australia on 4 December 1915 aboard HT Themistocles disembarking on the 2 January 1916

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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