Lawrence Stephen SIMMONS

Regimental number3248
Date of birth15 September 1893
Place of birthCarlton, Victoria
OccupationMotor driver
Address40 Whitehall Street, Footscray, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Singer, 40 Whitehall Street, Footscray, Victoria
Enlistment date28 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on 26 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 5 April 1919
Family/military connectionsBrother: 5487 Pte Albert Ernest SIMMONS, 6th Bn, died whilst a Prisoner of War, 31 August 1918; Step-brothers: 8012 Gunner Joe SINGER, 6th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 23 July 1918; 8011 Gunner William Henry SINGER, 6th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 1 April 1919.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

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

Re-enlisted in World War II, 22 April 1940, as VX12729, 2nd Construction Company, Australian Railway Unit; discharged as Sapper, Royal Australian Engineers Training Centre, 15 September 1943.