SIMONSEN, Hans Conrad Gustave
| Service Number: | 2984 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 February 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | AIF Headquarters |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 18 November 1873 |
| Home Town: | Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 5 April 1935, aged 61 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Bundaberg Christ Church Roll of Honour, Childers Doolbi & Horton Honour Board, Childers Residents of Horton and Doolbi War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2984, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 27 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2984, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2984, 52nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Brisbane | |
| 10 Jun 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion, From 52nd Battalion | |
| 21 Dec 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, AIF Headquarters, From 49th Battalion | |
| 11 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2984, AIF Headquarters, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Finsen Simonsen and Caroline Simonsen nee Sorsdhal of Crofton Street, Bundaberg, QLD.
Brother of Charles Reginald Simonsen who returned to Australia in 1920 having served with the 15th Battalion and John Morton Simonsen who was killed in action on the 10 June 1918 while serving with the 15th Battalion. John is buried in the Corbie Cemetery Extension. Plot 2, Row E, Grave 63
Married but separated with one child. Wife's address was not known
Commenced return to Australia on 10 April 1919 aboard HT Medic disembarking on 31st May 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal