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SIMMONS, Charles Ronald Grahame
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1081 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 February 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Headquarters |
| Born: | Litchfield, England, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stationer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1081, 1st Light Trench Mortar Battery, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 9 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 1081, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 1081, Light Trench Mortar Batteries, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, 1st Machine Gun Company | |
| 17 Feb 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Australian Headquarters, From the 1st Machine Gun Company | |
| 2 Apr 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, 1081, Australian Headquarters, Discharged at the 2nd Military District. Had several promotions during his service but kept having to be reverted back through the ranks |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Grahame Simmons of 322 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, NSW
On 27 August 1919 Charles married Doris May Baldry in Spittlegate Parish Church, Grantham, England. George Andrew Hassell officiated
Returned to Australia on 9 February 1920 aboard HT Themistocles
Medal: British War Medal