John SIMMONS

SIMMONS, John

Service Number: 2994
Enlisted: 12 July 1916, Enlisted at Bunbury, WA
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born: Bunbury, Western Australia, 1881
Home Town: Boyanup, Capel, Western Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Wellington, Western Australia, 1946, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Boyanup War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

12 Jul 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2994, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Bunbury, WA
9 Nov 1916: Involvement Private, 2994, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1916: Embarked Private, 2994, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle
26 Sep 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2994, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Wound to the left wrist. On 7 October he boarded HS Aberdonian for England
25 Apr 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2994, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Second occasion.
10 Sep 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2994, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 5th Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Thomas Simmons and Charlotte Simmons nee Woods of Boyanup, WA

Commenced return to Australia on 21 June 1919 aboard Konigin Luise  disembarking on the 3 August 1919

Medals:: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1920c John married Annie Hubert in Wellington, WA