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SEMMENS, William Henry
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1497, 5404 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 January 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th Motor Transport Company |
| Born: | Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 13 April 1894 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 26 June 1975, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1497, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 5404, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 5404, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane | |
| 14 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Divisional Signal Company, From 25th Battalion | |
| 2 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 5th Motor Transport Company | |
| 22 Mar 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 5th Motor Transport Company | |
| 18 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1497, 5th Motor Transport Company, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William James Semmens and Mary Elizabeth Semmens nee Bauer of St Lucia Estate, Toowong, QLD.
Brother of Robert Semmens who was killed in action on 25 July 1916 while serving with the 9th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial
Commenced return to Australia on 13 July 1919 aboard HT Persic disembarking on 2 September 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 19 January 1929 William married Ada Winnifred Wyeth in QLD