John William SIMMONS

SIMMONS, John William

    Service Numbers: 3779, 5454
    Enlisted: 12 November 1914, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA
    Last Rank: Gunner
    Last Unit: 3rd Field Artillery Brigade
    Born: Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 26 March 1894
    Home Town: Ipswich, Queensland
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Not yet discovered
    Died: Brisbane, Queensland , Australia, 1 June 1961, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Not yet discovered
    Memorials: Ipswich Men and Women of Ipswich WW1 Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    12 Nov 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 3779, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA
    22 Feb 1915: Embarked Driver, 3779, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Itonus, Fremantle
    22 Feb 1915: Involvement Driver, 3779, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: ''
    17 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5454, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
    27 Feb 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, From the 3rd Field Artillery Brigade
    1 May 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5454
    15 May 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , From 21st Howitzer Field Artillery Brigade
    8 Aug 1916: Involvement Private, 5454, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: ''
    8 Aug 1916: Embarked Private, 5454, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane
    14 Mar 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, From 4th Field Artillery Brigade
    22 Nov 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 26th Infantry Battalion
    10 Jun 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Gunner, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade
    18 Jul 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5454, 26th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left arm and invalided to England on 1 August 1918
    15 May 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 3779, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 5th Military District

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Charles Edward Simmons and Ellen Simmons nee Ferris of Forrest Avenue, South Bunbury, WA

    Commenced return to Australia on 25 January 1919 aboard HT Ceramic disembarking on 3 March 1919

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

    In 1967 John was residing at 343 Riversdale Road, East Hawthorne, Victoria

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