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SIMMONS, Frank
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3243 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 May 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Ashford, Kent, England, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1952, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation service held 29 September 1952. Ashes not interred |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3243, 6th Field Ambulance, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 28 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 3243, 6th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 28 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 3243, 6th Field Ambulance, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 12 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3243, 6th Field Ambulance, Discharged in London, England due to the unit being demobilised |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Edward Simmons Lily Simmons of Mersham, Kent, England
Previously served with the East Kent Yeomanry for three years
Commenced return to Australia on 12 March 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal