SIMON, Bartholomew William
| Service Number: | 26885 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 25 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Mile End, South Australia, 10 February 1917 |
| Home Town: | Black Forest, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | 1 August 1996, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia cremated in Derrick Gardens Of Remembrance, Tree Bed 43, Position 005 |
| Memorials: | Somerton Park Sacred Heart College Honor Roll WW2 |
World War 2 Service
| 25 Jun 1940: | Involvement Sergeant, 26885 | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
| 25 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 26885 | |
| 14 Jan 1944: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Rootsweb ID I655406 Birth Record: 10 Feb 1917 in Mile End, SA
Father John Leonard Simon (b. 17/10/1885 Yongala SA) and
Mother Margaret Mary Simon (nee Smith - b. 22/4/1886 Yongala SA).
Sister Catherine Rose Morgan (born Simon)
Sister Dorothy Mary Walsh (born Simon)
and 5 other siblings.
Married 1940 to Eunice Joyce Simon (nee Smith - 23yrs old)
(Eunice was born on September 23 1917, in Richmond, South Australia)
25/6/1940 enlisted in RAAF, at Glandore, SA
place of enlisting, Adelaide, SA
Sergeant in 11th Personnel Depot and Receiving Center
*** service records need to be ordered through National Archives of Australia ***
14/1/1944 Awarded "Mention in Despatches"
Last lived at Black Forest, SA.
1/8/1996 passed away
cremated in: Centennial Park Cemetery, Pasadena, SA
Derrick Gardens Of Remembrance
Tree Bed 43, Position 005
Interment Right Expiry 11/12/2021
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 7/6/2016. Lest we forget.
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