William James SIMMONS

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Service Number:	16190
Enlisted:	7 February 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Field Ambulance
Born:	Echuca, Victoria, Australia, 1889
Home Town:	Northcote, Darebin, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Surgical Instrument Maker
Died:	Heidleberg, Victoria, Australia, 1961, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

7 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 16190, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
16 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 16190, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
16 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 16190, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Medic, Melbourne
29 Mar 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Field Ambulance, From the Army Medical Corps
20 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 16190, 6th Field Ambulance, Wound to the face and back. Embarked for England on 4 October 1917
20 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 16190, 6th Field Ambulance, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of Edwin Simmons and Susan Ann Simmons nee Richards of 'Corra Lynn', Arthurton Road, Northcote, Victoria

In 1910 he served with the Field Artillery for over two years

Commenced return to Australia on 21 June 1916 aboard Konigin Luise as nursing staff disembarking on the 13 August 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal