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SIMMONS, Alexander Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3074 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 July 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Shoeing-Smith |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Wangaratta, Victoria, 1980, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3074, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 31 Jan 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3074, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anglo Egyptian embarkation_ship_number: A25 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3074, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Egypt and Palestine - Light Horse and AFC Operations, Date joined unit require verification | |
| 21 Dec 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Reverted to Private on 23 March 1919 | |
| 21 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 3074, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of alexander Simmons and Elizabeth Simmons nee Murphy of 19 Skine Street, Geelong, Victoria. Brother of Joseph William Simmons
During 1920 Alexander married Elizabeth Jane Carver in Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 3 July 1919 aboard HT Malta disembarking 7 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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