Coming Soon.
SIMMONS, Leon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 50157 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 November 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Whitechapel, England, 15 August 1898 |
| Home Town: | Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farrier |
| Died: | Heidleberg, Victoria, Australia, 10 April 1966, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Jewish section C, Grave 130. Interred on the 14 April 1966, number 1696460 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Nov 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 50157, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Embarked Private, 50157, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 31 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 22nd Infantry Battalion, From re-inforcments | |
| 4 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 50157, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Leon Simmons's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Israel Simmons and Jessie Simmons nee Benjamin of 21 Dorritt Street, Carlton, Victoria
Commnenced return to Australia on 2 January 1919 aboard HT Berrima disembarking on the 17 February 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal