Leslie John SIMONS

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Service Number:	951
Enlisted:	21 September 1914, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Wollongbar, Ballina, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Cook
Died:	Died of wounds - both thighs, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 24 May 1915
Cemetery:	Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Plot 1, Row A, Grave 13 Rev. J. Green officiated, Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

21 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 951, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 951, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 951, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
24 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 951, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 951 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-24

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He was working at Wollongbar, near Lismore, NSW

Son of Annie Simons of 'Brixton', Anglo Road, Campsie, NSW. Brother of Roy Alfred Simons

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the school cadets for about 3 years

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