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SEMMENS, Herbert Stanley
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6149 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 July 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Freeling, South Australia, 22 July 1888 |
| Home Town: | Picton Junction, Bunbury, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Restruanteur |
| Died: | Perth, Western Australia, 4 June 1964, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Anglican area, Section ZT, Grave 0063. Internment number K0106375 which expires on 10 July 2037 |
| Memorials: | Bunbury Picton Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6149, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6149, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6149, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle | |
| 16 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6149, 28th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Semmens and Elizabeth Annie Semmens nee Biggins of Freeling, SA. Brother of Emily Beatrice Semmens, Thomas Semmens, Lily Muriel Semmens, Alfred William Semmens, Annie Mabel Semmens, Gilbert Allen Roy Semmens and James Sydney Albert Semmens
During 1910c Herbert married Alma Minnie Russell at Northam, WA. Father of Alma Jean Semmens
Address at the time of enlistment was Boreham Street, Cottlesloe, WA
Commenced return to Australia on 11 January 1918 aboard HT Port Darwin