2385 Harland SIMONS

Date of enlistment	12^th July 1915
Rank at enlistment	Private
Company	C Company
Significant events while with the AIF	Wounded in Action twice – including Beaurevoir Hospitalised sick

Summary of Private Simons WW1 service record, located in the National Archives of Australia. Full details are available online, NAA Series B2455

Date	Location	Event
26^th March 1919	Australia	Discharged
1^st February 1919	Australia	Disembarked
12^th December 1918	England	Returned to Australia on Nestor
7^th November 1918	England	Discharged from hospital and granted leave, to return to No.4 Command Depot on 22^nd November
7^th October 1918	England	Admitted to Exeter War Hospital
6^th October 1918	France	Transfer to England
5^th October 1918	France	Transferred to 9^th General Hospital Rouen
4^th October 1918	France	Admitted to 17 CCS
3^rd October 1918	France	Wounded in Action (2^nd occasion) – gunshot wound calf
3^rd September 1918	France	Re-joined Battalion
27^th August 1918	France	Marched in to AIBD
6^th August 1918	France	Transferred to 2^nd Stationary Hospital Abbeville
18^th July 1918	France	Admitted to 5^th CCS
17^th July 1918	France	Wounded in Action – gassed
28^th June 1918	France	Transferred to 22^nd Battalion at Base depot
26^th June 1918	France	Marched into AIBD
24^th June 1918	England	Proceeded overseas to France via Folkestone and to join 24^th Battalion
21^st June 1918	England	Conduct to the prejudice of good military order – award 6 days cc and forfeiture of 6 days pay
19^th June 1918	England	Absent without leave – award 2 days close confinement and forfeiture of 8 days pay
15^th March 1918	England	Marched in to 6^th Training Brigade Fovant
28^th February 1918	England	Marched in to Overseas Training Brigade Longbridge Deverill
28^th June 1917	England	Absent without leave. Award 2 days FP#2 and forfeiture of 11 days pay
13^th January 1917	England	Marched into No.4 Command Depot Wareham
5^th January 1917	England	Marched into No.2 Command Depot Weymouth from 4^th Southern General Hospital
18^th November 1916	England	Admitted 4^th Southern General Hospital, Plymouth
16^th November 1916	France	Embarked at Rouen on HS Formosa for England
6^th November 1916	France	To hospital – trench foot
4^th April 1916	France	Breaking from ranks. Award 96 hours FP#2 and forfeiture of 4 days pay
26^th March 1916	France	Disembarked Marseille
19^th March 1916	Egypt	Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Force from Alexandria on the Llandovery Castle
8^th January 1916	Egypt	Taken on Strength, Tel-el-Kabir
25^th October 1915	Egypt	Disembarked Alexandria
29^th September 1915	Australia	Departed Melbourne on RMS Osterley
3^rd August 1915	Australia	Assigned to 5^th Reinforcements 22^nd Battalion
19^th July 1915	Australia	Marched into Broadmeadows depot