George Henry SIMONS

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Service Number:	7037
Enlisted:	25 October 1916, Enlisted at Bathurst, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Coolabah, New South Wales, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Cadia, Blayney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Orange, New South Wales, Australia, 8 June 1960, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Orange General Cemetery, New South Wales Roman Catholic Old, Section H No 160
Memorials:

25 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7037, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bathurst, NSW
9 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 7037, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 7037, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney
4 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7037, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the left hand. Invalided to England on 16 May 1917 aboard HS Grantully
23 Feb 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7037, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding

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Son of George Simons and Anne C. Simons of Cadia, NSW formerly of Nyngan, NSW.

Commenced return to Australia on 15 September 1918 aboard HMAT Arawa disembarking on the 19 November 1918

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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