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SIMONS, Joseph Henry Percival
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 26065 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 January 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Alberton, South Australia, 13 October 1896 |
| Home Town: | Alberton, Port Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Salesman |
| Died: | Tuberculosis, Keswick Military Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Keswick Military Hospital, Keswick, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 23 April 1919, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia Section L Row 9 Grave 343N (GRM/5*) |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 26065, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 1 Aug 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 26065, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 26065, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 3 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, From 6th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 29 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 26065, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Wound to the arm and invalided to England on 1 September 1918 | |
| 23 Apr 1919: | Involvement Gunner, 26065, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 26065 awm_unit: 13th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1919-04-23 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John William Simons and Sarah Simons nee Jenkin of Princes Street, Alberton, SA. Brother of Lena Elizabeth Simons, Lilian Caroline Simons, Hedley John Simons and John Tregloar Simons
Commenced return to Australia on 21 December 1918 aboard HT Mawari disembarking on the 4 February 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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