Donald SIMMONS

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Service Number:	1730
Enlisted:	22 November 1915, Wagga Wagga, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	55th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hay, New South Wales, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Groom
Died:	Wodonga, New South Wales, Australia, 10 May 1927, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Albury Pioneer Cemetery, NSW Plan: 6 Section: PRES Row: C Lot: 18
Memorials:

22 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1730, 55th Infantry Battalion, Wagga Wagga, NSW
14 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 1730, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
14 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 1730, 55th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
25 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1730, 55th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the left knee
30 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1730, 55th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Severe wound to the left thigh
28 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1730, 55th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Address at the time of enlistment was C/- W. Ball, Murray Street, Wagga Wagga, NSW

Son of John Simmons and Annie Campbell Simmons nee McLeod of 'Hanley', Macleay Street, Albury, NSW formerly of Hay, NSW

Commenced return to Australia 22 July 1922 aboard HT Ulysses disembarking on the 5 September 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal