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SIMONS, John McDonald
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1268 |
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Enlisted: | 31 March 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | Canterbury, England, 1873 |
Home Town: | Manly, Manly Vale, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Caddy Master |
Died: | Manly, New South Wales, Australia, 21 April 1931, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Manly General Cemetery, NSW Anglican area, Row J, Grave 76 |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
31 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1268, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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30 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 1268, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
30 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 1268, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
3 Oct 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1268, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to rheumatism |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alfred Simons and Margaret Simons of Canterbury, England
Husband of Florence Simons of Wanie Street, Manly North, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 17 July 1916 aboard HT Seang Choon
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal