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SIMMONS, Wilfred George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2109 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 October 1915, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Hindmarsh, South Australia, 24 November 1898 |
| Home Town: | Port Lincoln, Port Lincoln, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Port Lincoln, South Australia, Australia, 18 November 1975, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Happy Valley Cemetery, Port Lincoln RSL Section Plot/Grave/Niche: 11 Row: K |
| Memorials: | Port Lincoln & District Honor Roll WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | |
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| 7 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2109, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide | |
| 7 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2109, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Field Company Engineers, From 32nd Battalion | |
| 17 Jun 1919: | Honoured Military Medal, Citation reads: For gallantry and great devotion to Duty under fire. In the neighbourhood of Peronne, principally on the Somme Canal and River, this Sapper carried despatches continuously under machine gun fire and shell fire on the days and nights of August 30th, 31st, September 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th. Journeying from points 300 to 500 yards in advance of our posts to Brigade Headquarters, with reports on progress of foot-bridging over the Somme Valley. His fortitude, perseverance, gallantry and devotion to duty have been most marked. London Gazette on 17 June 1919, page 7699, position 6 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 10 October 1919, page 1498, position 42 | |
| 21 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 | |
| Date unknown: | Honoured Military Medal | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Elizabeth Esther Simmons of Adelaide, SA. Brother of Alfred John Simmons of Port Lincoln, SA and later given as next of kin, Esther May Simmons and Alexander Roy Simmons.
On 25 November 1920 Wilfred married Levinia Annie Patterson at her father's Warramboo, SA residence. Father of Wilfred James Simmons
Commenced return to Australia on 28 March 1919 aboard HT Koroa disembarking on the 7 May 1919
Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
In 1959 he was living in Gray Terrace, Rosewater, SA
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