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SIMINGTON, William Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1249 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 January 1916, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Manilla, New South Wales, Australia, 1 July 1897 |
| Home Town: | Manilla, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Draper |
| Died: | Wellington, New South Wales, Australia, 17 January 1960, aged 62 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Wellington General Cemetery, NSW Anglican area, Row N |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1249, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Armidale, NSW | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1249, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1249, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney | |
| 21 Jan 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 9th Field Ambulance, From 33rd Battalion | |
| 15 Feb 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 33rd Infantry Battalion, From the 9th Field Ambulance | |
| 18 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1249, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Severely gassed and invalided to England on 23 April 1918 | |
| 24 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1249, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to gassing |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Walter A. Simington and Emma Maria Simington nee Gibson of Arthur Street, Manilla, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 8 August 1919 aboard HT Barambah disembarking on 25 October 1919 at Melbourne for onwaard travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Dulcie Jean Simington nee Mulhearn