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SIMONS, Samuel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2678 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 May 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Manchester, England, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Annandale, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Oxy Acetylene Welder |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2678, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 24 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2678, 1st Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2678, 1st Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 31 Oct 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1st Pioneer Battalion | |
| 12 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2678, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Emily Simons of 75 Albion Street, Annandale, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 6 July 1919 aboard HT Boorara disembarking on 28 August 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal