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SIMPER, John William

Service Number:	1827
Enlisted:	5 January 1915, Linton, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Linton, Vic., 1888
Home Town:	Linton, Golden Plains, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Parkdale, Vic., 3 August 1957, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Beaufort Public Cemetery
Memorials:	Linton Methodist Sunday School Roll of Honour, Linton Old Lintonians Association Roll of Honor, Linton St Paul's Church Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

5 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1827, 7th Infantry Battalion, Linton, Vic.
14 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 1827, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
14 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 1827, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Albert SIMPER and martha Areah nee DICKSON, Linton, Victoria