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SIMMONS, Charles Gregory
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2086 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 October 1915, Enlisted at Narrabri, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Merriwa, New South Wales, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Tambar Springs, Gunnedah, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shearer |
| Died: | Coolah, New South Wales, Australia, 25 May 1944, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Tambar Springs General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia Roman Catholic section Headstone inscription reads: R.I.P. |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2086, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Narrabri, NSW | |
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| 15 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 2086, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 15 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 2086, 1st Light Horse Regiment, RMS Osterley, Sydney | |
| 16 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 4th Pioneer Battalion, From 1st Light Horse Regiment. Promoted to the rank of Driver when taken on strength | |
| 21 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 2086, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Remained on duty | |
| 4 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 2086, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Simmons and Isabella Simmons of Tambar Springs, NSW. Brother of George Edward Simmons, John Simmons, Frederick J. Simmons, Walter Simmons, James Simmons, Russell F. Simmons, Arthur William Simmons, Vera I. Simmons, Harriett Simmons and Bertha M. Simmons
Commenced return to Australia on 13 April 1919 aboard HT Commonwealth disembarkin on the 12 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920 Charles married Annie Kathleen O'Rouke in Gunnedah, NSW