Henry SEMMENS

SEMMENS, Henry

Service Number: 318
Enlisted: 18 September 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: AIF Headquarters
Born: Charlton, Victoria, Australia, 7 July 1888
Home Town: Pendle Hills, Holroyd, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 14 July 1943, aged 55 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: St Bartholomew's Anglican Cemetery, Prospect, NSW
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World War 1 Service

18 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 318, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
21 Dec 1914: Involvement Private, 318, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
21 Dec 1914: Embarked Private, 318, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
4 Aug 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 318, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Wound to the chest
4 Oct 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, From wounding ex 6th Light Horse Regiment
20 Jan 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, AIF Headquarters, For transport duty
13 Jun 1917: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 318, AIF Headquarters, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of David Semmens and Mary Ann Blackwood formerly Semmens nee Farrow of 'Gala', The Rock, NSW

Commenced return to Australia on 22 January 1917 aboard HT Euripides

During 1920c Henry married Stella D. Moore in Ashfield, NSW

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