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SIMONSEN, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1642 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 13th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Ascot Vale, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1923, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ascot Vale War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1642, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1642, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1642, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 7 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, From the 4th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 5 Sep 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Light Horse Regiment | |
| 7 Dec 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 13th Light Horse Regiment, From 2nd Light Horse Regiment | |
| 7 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1642, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Andrew of Simonsen and Jane Simonsen nee Moss of River Street, Ascot Vale, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 20 May 1919 aboard HT Nestor disembarking 2 July 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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