SIMMONS, Frederick William
| Service Numbers: | 3923, 37675 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | North Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Glass Beveller |
| Died: | North Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 1942, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Bowden Albert Lodge No 12 U.A.O.D. Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3923, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 14 Jul 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, From 7th Battalion | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3923, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3923, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, From 59th Battalion | |
| 15 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3923, Gunshot wound to the back and leg. Invalided to England on 21 July 1916 aboard HS Brighton | |
| 9 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 37675, Field Artillery Brigades, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
| 9 Nov 1917: | Embarked Gunner, 37675, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne | |
| 9 Nov 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 37675, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 8 Mar 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, Divisional Artillery HQ, From 1st Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 25 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3923, 58th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to woundings |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William James Simmons and Susannah Matilda Simmons nee Burrows of Brompton, SA
Husband of Hilda Olive Simmons nee Isbell of Fourth Street, Bowden, SA formerly of East Terrace, Brompton, SA.Frederick and Hilda were married on 11 November 1916 in the All Saints Church, Hindmarsh, SA. Father of Frederick William Simmons, Peter James Simmons and Jack Isbell Simmons
Commenced return to Australia on 20 June 1919 aboard Konig Frederick August disembarking on the 6 August 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Adelaide
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Birth name registered as Frederick William Simmons record number 18182/1896
Son of Samuel Holmes Simmons and Martha Simmons nee Owens of 28 Cobden Street, North Melbourne, Victoria. Brother of M. Brooks nee Simmons of Brunswick, Victoria
During 1925 Frederick married Mary Amelia Heaton in Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 13 April 1919 aboard HT Wyreema disembarking on the 31 May 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal