Frank SIMMERS

SIMMERS, Frank

Service Number: 1776
Enlisted: 14 June 1915, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 28th Infantry Battalion
Born: Auckland, New Zealand, 1893
Home Town: Bunbury, Bunbury, Western Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Locomotive Engine driver
Died: Died of wounds, France, 27 March 1917
Cemetery: Aveluy Communal Cemetery Extension
Aveluy Communal Cemetery Extension, Aveluy, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bunbury Roll of Honour, Bunbury War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

14 Jun 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1776, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
23 Jul 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1776, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
23 Jul 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1776, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Fremantle
12 Oct 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1776, 28th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
27 Mar 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1776, 28th Infantry Battalion, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1776 awm_unit: 28 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-03-27

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