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SIMMONS, Israel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4905 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 September 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 4 September 1896 |
| Home Town: | Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cigar Maker |
| Died: | Melbourne South, Victoria, Australia, 14 September 1941, aged 45 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Jewish Community of South Australia Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4905, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 7 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4905, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4905, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, From 6th Battalion | |
| 12 Dec 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4905, 57th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left buttock.Invalided to England on 14 December 1916 | |
| 7 Dec 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4905, 57th Infantry Battalion, Shell shock | |
| 2 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4905, Multiple shell wounds to the head, right arm and left leg. Invalided to England on 9 April 1918 | |
| 3 Dec 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4905, 57th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to bronchitis |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Isaac Isaiah Simmons and Jessie Simmons nee Benjamin of 21 Dorrett Street, Carlton, Victoria. Brother of Solomon Benjamin Simmons and Leon Simmons
Apprenticed to State Cigar Factory of A'Bukett Street, Melbourne, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 15 September 1918 aboard HT Arawa disembarking on 17 November 1918
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1923c Israel married Fanny Zelda Harrison in Victoria