SIMMONS, Rupert Wesley
| Service Number: | 5468 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 January 1916, Enlisted at Cairns, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Milton, New South Wales, Australia, 30 May 1891 |
| Home Town: | Millaa Millaa, Tablelands, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland,Australia , 9 September 1973, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5468, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cairns, QLD | |
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| 20 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5468, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5468, 12th Infantry Battalion, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Imprisoned Gefangenlager Wahn, Germany Captured at Langnicourt | |
| 18 Apr 1917: | Imprisoned Captured Langicourt and interred in Meklenberg Germany. | |
| 2 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5468, 12th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Rupert Wesley Simmons
Rupert Wesley Simmons was born in 30th May 1891 at Washburton, Milton, New South Wales, Australia. He was the son of James Simmons and Eliza Wentworth.
Rupert Simmons is an Anzac who served in World War One.
On 22nd January 1916, Rupert enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force for service overseas during the First World War. He was allocated to the 12th Australian Infantry Battalion, 3rd Brigade and, together with other reinforcements, embarked for France and the Western Front on 20th April aboard the SS Hawkes Bay. The battalion's first major action in France was at Pozieres in the Somme Valley in July 1916. After Pozieres, the battalion fought at Ypres in Flanders and then returned to the Somme for winter.
Roll of Honor
Rupert Simmons was a prisoner of war during The Great War.
Rupert was captured at Langicourt on 15th April 1917 and became a prisoner of war for the next nineteen months, incarcerated initially at Limburg and thn at Friedrichsfeld, Germany. He was repatriated to England on 30th December 1918, where he was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal for his service to his country.
Rupert married young widow, Susannah "Queenie" Eagles nee Neale on 8th January 1919 in St George the Martyr's Church, Southwark, Surrey, England. He immediately took to her six month-old daughter, as did Lily to him. Rupert returned to Australia 12th July 1919 with Susannah and Lily, whereupon they settled at Stanthorpe, on Queensland's 'Granite Belt', on a soldier-settlement allotment of land and raised a family of five children.
Rupert passed away on 9th September 1973 at Brisbane, Queensland.
Courtesy of Wikitree.
Submitted 14 March 2021 by Lynette Turner
Rupert Wesley Simmons
On 22nd January 1916, Rupert enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force for service overseas during the First World War. He was allocated to the 12th Australian Infantry Battalion, 3rd Brigade and, together with other reinforcements, embarked for France and the Western Front on 20th April aboard the SS Hawkes Bay. The battalion's first major action in France was at Pozieres in the Somme Valley in July 1916. After Pozieres, the battalion fought at Ypres in Flanders and then returned to the Somme for winter.
Roll of Honor
Rupert Simmons was a prisoner of war during The Great War.
Rupert was captured at Langicourt on 15th April 1917 and became a prisoner of war for the next nineteen months, incarcerated initially at Limburg and thn at Friedrichsfeld, Germany. He was repatriated to England on 30th December 1918, where he was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal for his service to his country.
Rupert married young widow, Susannah "Queenie" Eagles nee Neale on 8th January 1919 in St George the Martyr's Church, Southwark, Surrey, England. He immediately took to her six month-old daughter, as did Lily to him. Rupert returned to Australia 12th July 1919 with Susannah and Lily,
whereupon they settled at Stanthorpe, on Queensland's 'Granite Belt', on a soldier-settlement allotment of land and raised a family of five children.
Rupert passed away on 9th September 1973 at Brisbane, Queensland.
Story Courtesy of Lyn Evans on wiki tree.com
Submitted 11 March 2021 by Lynette Turner
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
At the time of enlisting he was residing at 'Milla Milla', Malanda, QLD
Son of James Simmons and Eliza Simmons nee Wentworth of 'Brooklet', Richmond River, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 12 July 1919 aboard HT Indarra disembarking on the 9 September 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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