Francis SIMONS

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Service Number:	921
Enlisted:	18 February 1915, Enlisted at Keswick, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Warwickshire, England, 20 August 1893
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Kingsbury School, Warwickshire, England
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:

18 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 921, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Keswick, SA
31 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 921, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
31 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 921, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
4 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 921, 27th Infantry Battalion, Scalp and arm
23 Apr 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 921, 27th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion
10 Jun 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 921, 27th Infantry Battalion, Third occasion. Wound to the right leg. Invalided to England on 16 May !917 aboard HS Grantully
21 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 921, 27th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District

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Son of Amelia Elizabeth Simons of Kingsbury, Warwickshire, England

Commenced return to Australia on 28 March 1919 aboard HT Port MacQuarie 21 May 1919

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

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