Arthur Leslie SIMONS

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Service Number:	5450
Enlisted:	5 February 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	1st Divisional Train
Born:	Creswick, Victoria, Australia, 1888
Home Town:	Carlton North, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Creswick North State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Leather Worker
Died:	Heidleberg, Victoria, Australia, 1976, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Interred on the 12 November 1976
Memorials:	North Creswick State School No 2041 Honor Roll

5 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5450, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
4 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 5450, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
4 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 5450, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
4 Aug 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, Australian Army Service Corps
1 Oct 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 8th Infantry Battalion
24 Apr 1919:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Divisional Train, From Army Service
28 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 5450, 1st Divisional Train, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of Frederick Charles Simons and Mary Louisa Simons nee Sandford of 384 Cannington Street, Carlton North, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 10 July 1919 aboard Prinz Ludwig disembarking on the 5 September 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal