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SIMMONS, John Grant
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, May 1890 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Hervi's Collegiate School, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Died of wounds , 55th Canadian Clearing Station, France, 19 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Doingt Communal Cemetery Extension, Picardie, France Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 13 |
| Memorials: | Launceston Cenotaph, Lindisfarne Officers of the 12th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll, Newnham Invermay Methodist Church Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 4 Aug 1917: | Involvement 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Aug 1917: | Embarked 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 27 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux, SW neck, severe | |
| 1 May 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Sep 1918: | Involvement Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-09-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Simmons and Mary Young Simmons nee Grant of 31 Albion Street, Invermay, Tasmania formerly of Fitzroy, Victoria
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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