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SIMONS, Joseph Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5911 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 July 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | North Creswick, Victoria, Australia, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Creswick, Hepburn, Victoria |
| Schooling: | North Creswick Public School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Plate Layer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Creswick Honor Roll, Greensborough RSL Sub Branch Memorial Wall, North Creswick State School No 2041 Honor Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5911, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 29 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion, From 22nd Battalion re-inforcements | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5911, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5911, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 3 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 5911, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5911 awm_unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-05-03 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Henry Simons and Elizabeth Simons nee Lane of Creswick, Victoria
Husband of Ethel May Simons of 803 Drummond Road, North Carlton, Victoria
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal