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SIMONS, Stafford
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1007 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 February 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brighton, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Royal Orphange, Wolverhampton, England |
| Occupation: | Draper |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 5 November 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 1, Row D, Grave 20 Rev. K.S. Single officiated, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1007, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 12 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1007, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 12 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 1007, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Migrated to England aged 2 years returning at the age of 26 years
Son of John Brindley Simons and Harriet Dormer Simons of Melbourne. Next of kin given as his sister Lily Ewing nee Simons of 69 Ramsay Street, Scarborough, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal