Herbert SIMMONS

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Service Number:	1052
Enlisted:	1 October 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1880
Home Town:	South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Punt Road State School, South Yarra
Occupation:	Hairdresser
Died:	Killed in Action, Courtney's Post, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 20 May 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 42, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

1 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1052, Enlisted at Melbourne
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 1052, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 1052, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne

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Son of Thomas and Eliza Simmons of 551 Punt Road, South Yarra, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal