SIMMONS, William Percival
| Service Number: | 9078 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Gisborne, New South Wales, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Heidleberg, Victoria, Australia, 7 July 1952, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation service held on 7 July 1954. Interred in the Dodonaea area, Garden N8, Rose Bed 3, Plot 29 |
| Memorials: | Invermay State School No 882 Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 9078, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 16 Nov 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 9078, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Nov 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 9078, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Port Macquarie, Melbourne | |
| 21 Jan 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , From 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 22nd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade | |
| 28 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, From Base Depot | |
| 11 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 22nd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, From 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 27 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , In the field. From 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 18 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 9078, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Severe wounds to the back and thigh. Invalided to England on 26 April 1918 | |
| 15 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 9078, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Joseph Simmons and Emily Florence Carpenter formerly Simmons nee Pearl of 'Kia-oro', 21 McKean Street, Fitzroy, Victoria formerly of Sydney, NSW
Husband of R. Simmons of 73 Peel Street, Ballarat, Victoria formerly of 225 Amess Street, Carlton North, Victoria
Awarded Belgian Croix de Guerre on 16 February 1917. London Gazette on 12 July 1918, page 8191, position 1. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on
27 November 1918, page 2262, position 140
On 21 January 1919 William married Ethel Elsie Carpenter in St James Parish Church, Hatcham, England. Rev. Edwin Davies officiated
Commenced return to Australia on 25 January 1919 aboard HT Ceramic disembarking on 23 March 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, Belgian Croix de Guerre