George SIMMONS

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Service Number:	2661
Enlisted:	14 September 1916, Rutherford,NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	35th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Captain's Flat, New South Wales, Australia, 1 January 1886
Home Town:	Branxton, Cessnock, New South Wales
Schooling:	West Maitland Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Fireman
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917, aged 31 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Panel 25), Belgium, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maitland Horseshoe Bend Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

14 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2661, Rutherford,NSW
27 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 25th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
12 Oct 1917:	Involvement Private, 2661, 35th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2661 awm_unit: 35th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-12

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Son of John and Mary Ann Simmons; husband of Nellie Simmons of Lower Lila Station, Bourke, NSW

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal