SIMONSON, Paul William
| Service Number: | 2247 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 September 1915, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brighton, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Auburn, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Malvern, Victoria, Australia, 31 March 1966, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation service held on 1 April 1966 and ashes interred in Pittosporum Garden area G1, Bed 3, Rose 58 and held in perpetuity for all time |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 2247, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 27 Sep 1915: | Involvement 2247, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Sep 1915: | Embarked 2247, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 15 Jan 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 14th Infantry Battalion, From 22nd Battalion and promoted to Sergeant when taken on strength | |
| 1 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 46th Infantry Battalion, From 14th Battalion | |
| 20 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 46th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 46th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Jul 1919: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, London Gazette on 11 July 1919, page 8827, position 24 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 October 1919, page 1659, position 2 | |
| 14 Feb 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 46th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Auburn Road, Auburn, Victoria
Son of Max Michaelis Simonson and Sarah Maria Simonson nee Moss of St. James Street, Melbourne, Victoria. Brother of Belle Doris Simonson, Eric Laudon Simonson who returned to Australia having served with the 8th Battalion and the Australian Flyng Corps, Leopold Jon Simonson, Amalia Vera Simonson and Karl Jacob simonson who was later named as next of kin
Husband of Beatrice Fleming Simonson nee Inglis of Camden Road, London, England. Paul and Beatrice were married on 15 March 1919 in the Registry Office, Hanover Square, St George, London, England. Registar Charles E. Johnson officiated
Commenced return to Australia on 6 November 1919 aboard HT Osterley
Medals: OBE, MID, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
OBE appears in London Gazette on 3 June 1919, page 6812, position 23. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette
on 15 September 1919, page 1370, position 29