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SIMONS, Kenneth McKenzie John Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 859 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Flemington, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | North Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tobacco Worker |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 859, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 859, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 859, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 21 Jun 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 859, 6th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to Enteric |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Edward Smons and Mary Simons nee Gorrie of 5 Abbottsford Street, North Melbourne, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia 9 February 1916 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on the 9 March 1916
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1924c Kenneth married Annie Bristow in Victoria
In April 1967 Kenneth was residing in Myross Avenue, Ascot Vale, Victoria