William Lawrence Joseph SIMMONS

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SIMMONS, William Lawrence Joseph

Service Number:	4731
Enlisted:	16 February 1917, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	43rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, 1 September 1895
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Sturt Street Public School, Adelaide, South Australia
Occupation:	Soldier
Died:	Killed in Action, Bony, St Quentin, France, 29 September 1918, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Ste. Emilie Valley Cemetery, Villers-Faucon Plot 11, Row B, Grave 13 Headstone inscription reads: Dearly beloved son of Mr. & Mrs. Simmons of Adelaide. R.I.P.
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

16 Feb 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4731, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
23 Jun 1917:	Involvement Sergeant, 4731, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
23 Jun 1917:	Embarked Sergeant, 4731, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide
8 Oct 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 32ndBattalion to the 43rd Battalion
22 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4731, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Slight gunshot wound to the left hand and returned to duty the same day

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Michael Simmons and Alice Simmons nee Ryan of 105 Gilbert Street, Adelaide, SA. Brother of Amy Mary Simmons and John Francis Simmons who lowered his age to enlist. John returned to Australia on 1 April 1919 having served with the 43rd Battalion

Received "Order of the Way" from the Divisional Commander commending Sergeant Simmons for carrying out a most daring reconaissance in the face of very heavy machine gun fire near Haut Allaines on 2 September 1918.

Source:- Roll of Honour Circular

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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