Thomas Lawrence SIMONS

SIMONS, Thomas Lawrence

    Service Number: 6128
    Enlisted: 2 September 1916, Enlisted at Dubbo, NSW
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 24th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, 1890
    Home Town: Dubbo, Dubbo Municipality, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Hairdresser
    Died: Gosford, New South Wales, Australia, 1964, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Point Clare General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia
    Anglican Portion 10, Row 2, Grave 12
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    World War 1 Service

    2 Sep 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6128, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Dubbo, NSW
    31 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 6128, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
    31 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 6128, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
    29 Mar 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6128, 24th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to defective vision

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Marital status at enlisted was given as divorced

    Son of David John Simons and Elizabeth Simons of Dubbo, NSW

    Next of kin given as his brother Bartholomew Simons of Katoomba, NSW

    Commenced return to Australia on 24 December 1918 aboard HT Takada disembarking on the 16 February 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

    During 1920c Thomas married Netta A. Audsley in Burwood, NSW

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