Robert Henry SIMMONS

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Service Number:	224
Enlisted:	29 March 1916, Enlisted at Ararat, Victoria
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	39th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Lubeck, Yarriambiack, Victoria, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Lubeck, Yarriambiack, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farm Hand
Died:	Merriwagga, New South Wales, Australia, 1972, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

29 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 224, 39th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Ararat, Victoria
27 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 224, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
27 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 224, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
15 Sep 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 39th Infantry Battalion
17 Sep 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 39th Infantry Battalion, In France
27 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 224, 39th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of Charles Simmons and Priscilla Simmons nee Pascoe of 'Irrewarra', Wal Wal, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 30 Aprl 1919 aboard HT Karagola disembarking on the 12 June 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal