David John SIMCOCK

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Service Number:	951
Enlisted:	11 September 1914, Blackboy Hill
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	11th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Callington, South Australia, 5 July 1883
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Callington Public School, South Australia
Occupation:	Dealer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915, aged 31 years
Cemetery:	Baby 700 Cemetery, Anzac D 18
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, West Leederville War Memorial

11 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 951, 11th Infantry Battalion, Blackboy Hill
2 Nov 1914:	Involvement Private, 951, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1914:	Embarked Private, 951, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 951, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
2 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 951, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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Son of Edward and Bertha SIMCOCK

Husband of Ellen SIMCOCK

Father of Doris Evelyn and Norman David SIMCOCK.

Upon enlistment David lived with his family at 4 Holyrood Street, West Leederville.