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SIMONS, Benjamin Quartermain
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1092, 1092 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 September 1914, Enlisted at Morphettville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Echunga, South Australia, 25 December 1892 |
| Home Town: | Unley, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 21 March 1973, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Naracoorte Cemetery, S.A. Plot E1745. Interred on the 23 March 1973. Internment number 2932 |
| Memorials: | Ceduna Merghiny Maltee & Waranda Pictorial Roll of Honor, Ceduna Murat Bay and District WW1 Honor Roll, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1092, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Morphettville, SA | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1092, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1092, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 3 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1092, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Severe gunshot wound to the left shoulder. Transferred to England aboard HS Delta on the 3 May 1915 | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1092, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 4th Military District as medically unfit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Richard Heney Simons and Mary Ann Simons nee Watson of Hart Avenue, Unley, SA
Commenced return to Australia on 8 October 1915 aboard Suevic disembarking on the 20 November 1915
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 31 July 1916 Benjamin married Gertrude May Dawe in St George Church, Goodwood, SA
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