William Ernest ZIMMER

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Service Number:	3977
Enlisted:	14 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	22nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Blacksmith
Died:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , 9 January 1959, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Field Of Mars Cemetery, Ryde, NSW Methodist area, Section 1, New Methodist Grave 1210
Memorials:

14 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3977, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
8 Feb 1916:	Involvement Private, 3977, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
8 Feb 1916:	Embarked Private, 3977, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Melbourne
5 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3977, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the foot. Embarked HS Dieppe for England on 19 August 1916.
28 Apr 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 67th Infantry Battalion (WW1), At Perham Downs. From 22nd Battalion
2 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3977, 67th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Second occasion. Buried by a shell
21 Jan 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 22nd Infantry Battalion, From 67th Battalion
18 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3977, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Third occasion. Wounds to the face and left arm
16 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3977, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding

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Son of William John Zimmer and Helen Zimmer nee Bell of Daylesford, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 25 January 1919 aboard HT Ceramic disembarking on 23 March 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1923c William married Myrtle Reher in Victoria