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SIMMONS, Raymond Laurence John

Service Numbers:	S50214, SX31568
Enlisted:	18 September 1941, Torrens Hall, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/16th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, 11 September 1923
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Compositor/Printer
Died:	Died of wounds, At sea (Straits of Macassar), 1 July 1945, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia

World War 2 Service

18 Sep 1941:	Enlisted Private, S50214, Torrens Hall, South Australia
19 Sep 1941:	Involvement Private, S50214
16 Dec 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX31568, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion
22 Jan 1942:	Involvement Private, SX31568, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion
1 Jul 1945:	Involvement Private, SX31568, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion
1 Jul 1945:	Wounded Private, SX31568, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion, Borneo - Operation Oboe July - August 1945, GSW (multiple)
Date unknown:	Involvement

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Biography

Awarded - Mentioned in Despatches - "Distinguished Service in South-West Pacific area"