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SEMMENS, Sydney Herbert
| Service Number: | 1641 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 14th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | mclaren vale sa australia, 22 November 1883 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Memorials: | McLaren Vale Roll of Honour, Plympton North Richmond Baptist Church Honor Roll, Rose Park Public School WW1 Honour Board, Tumby Bay Great War Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1641, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1641, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 1641, 14th Light Horse Regiment |
Sydney Herbert Semmens
Sydney Herbert Semmens bn 22/11/1883 McLaren Vale SA, farmer.
Enlisted 26/7/1915 #1641
Embarked for Egypt 18/11/1915 on HMAT Geelong.
1st LHB – 3rd LHR, 12th reinforcements Adelaide.
4th Regiment 2/11/16 as a Sergeant. Served in the Camel Corps in Egypt/Palestine and apparently had a passionate dislike of camels thereafter.
14th LHR 1/8/1918.
Enlisted in WW2 but service is unclear.
Syd farmed at Minnipa on the Eyre Peninsula thereafter and survived the Depression but was killed in a railway accident d 1/10/1950 at Kyancutta. His farm was sold.
Submitted 17 April 2015 by Mark Semmens
Biography
Sydney Herbert Semmens bn 22/11/1883 McLaren Vale SA, farmer.
Enlisted 26/7/1915 #1641
Embarked for Egypt 18/11/1915 on HMAT Geelong.
1st LHB – 3rd LHR, 12th reinforcements Adelaide.
4th Regiment 2/11/16 as a Sergeant. Served in the Camel Corps in Egypt/Palestine and apparently had a passionate dislike of camels thereafter. The Semmens families have had a long assocaition with horses in their farming enterprises.
14th LHR 1/8/1918.
Enlisted in WW2 reserves.
Syd farmed at Minnipa on the Eyre Peninsula thereafter and survived the Depression but was killed in a railway accident d 1/10/1950 at Kyancutta. His farm was sold.
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