John Edward ZIMMER

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Service Number:	6934
Enlisted:	14 February 1917, Enlisted at Maryborough, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	St, Arnaud, Victoria, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	St Arnaud, North Grampians, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	St, Arnaud, Victoria, Australia, 1966, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

14 Feb 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6934, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Maryborough, Victoria
11 May 1917:	Involvement Private, 6934, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
11 May 1917:	Embarked Private, 6934, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
31 Oct 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, From 22nd Battalion
7 Mar 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Machine Gun Battalion
28 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6934, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, Shell wound to the right shoulder. Invalided to England on 2 May 1918
19 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6934, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit

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Son of Charles Zimmer and Sophia Zimmer nee Kempton of Napier Street, St Arnaud, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 24 December 1918 aboard HT Takada disembarking on 11 February 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal