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SIMMONS, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2457 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 September 1915, Enlisted at Warwick Farm, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia, 1940, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2457, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Warwick Farm, NSW | |
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| 14 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 2457, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 2457, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
| 6 Apr 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2457, 31st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to heart issues |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Jacob Simmons and Rachael Keen formerly Simmons of 166 Morehead Street, Redfern, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 12 November 1916 aboard HT Wiltshire disembarking on 31 December 1916
Medal:: British War Medal