Donald Roy SIMMONS

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Service Number:	6598
Enlisted:	16 September 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Beech Forest, Victoria, Australia, 1898
Home Town:	Warragul, Baw Baw, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Bootmaker
Died:	Hamilton, Victoria, Australia, 9 January 1939, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Hamilton Public Cemetery, Victoria General Section, Public Grave Interred on 10 January 1939
Memorials:	Warragul Great European War Roll of Honor, Warragul Methodist Church Honour Roll

16 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6598, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
2 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 6598, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
2 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 6598, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
11 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6598, 6th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District a medically unfit

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Son of Charles Henry Simmons and Sarah Simmons nee Stewart of Church Street, Warragul, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 16 January 1919 aboard HT City of Exeter disembarking on the 2 March 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal