David Leaton SIMONS

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Service Number:	5191
Enlisted:	18 January 1916, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	57th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wedderburn, Victoria, Australia, 1890
Home Town:	Wedderburn, Loddon, Victoria
Schooling:	Wedderburn, Victoria
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 22 November 1916
Cemetery:	Bernafay Wood British Cemetery, Montauban Row I, Grave 39. Chaplain Rev. F.P. Williams officiated, Bernafay Wood British Cemetery, Montauban, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wedderburn War Memorial

18 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5191, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria
1 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 5191, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
1 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 5191, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Melbourne
22 Jul 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, From the 6th Battalion
22 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 5191, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5191 awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-11-22

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Son of William Holingsworth Simons and Mary Ann Simons of Wedderburn, Victoria

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal