SIMONS, Francis
| Service Number: | 3743 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 September 1917, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Squadron Engineers AIF |
| Born: | Edwardstown, South Australia, 14 February 1899 |
| Home Town: | Mount Compass, Alexandrina, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farrier |
| Died: | Tuberculosis, Keswick, South Australia, 25 October 1940, aged 41 years |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia Light Oval, Row 2N, Grave 6. Interred on 27 October 1940, number WA32256 which expires on the 31 December 2032 |
| Memorials: | Edwardstown District WW1 Roll of Honor, Mount Compass - Nangkita Districts Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Sep 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 30 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3743, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Darwin embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 30 Apr 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3743, 9th Light Horse Regiment, SS Port Darwin, Sydney | |
| 30 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 3743, 1st Field Squadron Engineers AIF, Discharged at the 4th Military District | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 3743 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Brother of Nancy Olive Simons, Henry Simons, Grace Emily Simons, Albert Simons and George Howard Simons
Commenced return to Australia 3 July 1919 aboard HT Malta disembarking on 30 July 1919 at Perth, WA for onward travel to Adelaide, SA
Medal: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography
"SIMONS. — On the 25th of October, at Repatriation Hospital, Keswick, Frank, beloved friend of Elsie Viney, God knoweth best.
SIMONS.— On the 25th of October, at Repatriation Hospital, Keswick, Francis Simons, of Mount Compass, and late 1st Field Squadron Engineers, A.I.F., and loved son of the late Elizabeth Emily and Albert Henry Simons, aged 41 years. Resting." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 31 Oct 1940 (nla.gov.au)
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