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SIMMONS, William John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4639 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 May 1917, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dunedin, New Zealand, 1876 |
| Home Town: | Woollahra, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tram Conductor |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 May 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4639, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 4639, 1st Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Embarked Private, 4639, 1st Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 2 Jan 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion, From 1st Pioneer Battalion | |
| 22 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4639, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Janet Mary Simmons nee Carr of 17 Gowrie Street, Newtown, NSW formerly of 56 Denison Street, Woollahra, NSW. William and Janet married in Liverpool, NSW during 1917c
Commenced return to Australia 31 May 1919 aboard HT Aeneas disembarking on 12 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal