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SIMONS, Walter Augustus
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4597 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wedderburn, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Maryborough, Central Goldfields, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Essendon, Victoria, Australia, December 1980, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Interred on 30 December 1980. Merlynston Lawn, Row H, Grave 19 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4597, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 28 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4597, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4597, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, From 7th Battalion | |
| 1 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4597, 57th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Samuel Edward Simons and Harriet Lavinia Simmons nee Angolo of Maryborough, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 8 May 1919 aboard HT Devanha disembarking on the 23 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal