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SIMMONS, Percy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2196 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 April 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Civil Engineer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2196, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 17 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2196, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2196, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 24 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, From the 8th Battalion | |
| 25 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, From the 60th Battalion | |
| 16 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, From 59th Battalion | |
| 16 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2196, 58th 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 John Ward Simmons and Amy Simmons of 4 Wilson Street, South Yarra, Victoria. Brother of Jack Robinson Simmons who was killed in action on 3 May 1917 and has no known grave. His name appears on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial
Served his Civil Engineering apprenticeship with Wm. Humble & Sons of Geelong, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 21 March 1919 aboard HT Kildonian Castle disembarking on the 7 May 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal