Simon SPRINGER

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Service Number:	6884
Enlisted:	23 May 1917, Enlisted at Sydney
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	35th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1883
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Storeman
Died:	Died of wounds - fractured right arm, Farm du Boir d'Hussart, France while Prisoner of War, 16 April 1918
Cemetery:	Heath Cemetery, Picardie, France Plot 11, Row C, Grave 14, Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Victorian Jewish War Memorial

7 Feb 1917:	Involvement Private, 6884, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
7 Feb 1917:	Embarked Private, 6884, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney
23 May 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6884, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney
28 Jan 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 35th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 19th Battalion to the 35th Battalion
16 Apr 1918:	Involvement Private, 6884, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6884 awm_unit: 35th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-16

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Next of kin was his sister Mrs. Kate Kilbey of Balfour Street, Kalgoolie, WA

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal