Frank SIMMERS

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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, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial

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, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, --- :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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