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SIMMONS, Vincent Stanley
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2140 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 July 1915, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | East Geelong, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Jewller |
| Died: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 9 June 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Drysdale Methodist Church Honor Roll, Geelong City Band Honor Roll, Geelong Shenton Methodist Church Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2140, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria | |
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| 18 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 2140, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 2140, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
| 1 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Machine Gun Company, From the 29th Battalion | |
| 4 Dec 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2140, 8th Machine Gun Company, Severe gunshot wound to the left forearm. Invalided to England on 9 December 1917 | |
| 2 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Machine Gun Company, From 8th Machine Gun Company | |
| 28 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2140, 5th Machine Gun Company, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Henry Simmons and Alice H. Simmons nee Reeves of 5 Connor Street, East Geelong, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 15 May 1919 aboard HT Orontes disembarking on the 28 June 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c Vincent married Freda Grace Wiffen in Victoria