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SIMONSON, Alfred William George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1473 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 August 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Merimbula, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Tweed Heads, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carter |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 9 August 1961, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1473, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 4 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1473, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1473, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Sydney | |
| 16 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1473, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Surname sometimes spelt Simonsen
Son of John Peter Simonson and Phoebe Simonson nee Berry of Tweed Heads, NSW. Brother of Charles Simonson MM who returned to Australia on 22 December 1918 having served with the 25th Battalion
Commenced return to Australia on 5 February 1919 aboard HT Delta disembarking on the 18 March 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 13 July 1923 Alfred married Annie Bertha Louise Saltzer in QLD