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SIMCOE, Edmund James Clulow
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2939, 2939B |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 16 May 1916, Roma, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wellington, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Roma, Maranoa, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Brick-maker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium, 21 December 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Tree Plaque: |
Roma Heroes Avenue
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| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maryborough Queen's Park War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Nambour Heroes Walk, Nambour Maroochy Shire War Dead Memorial, Town of Roma and Shire of Bungil WW1 Honour Board, Yeulba (Yuleba) Honour Board, Yuleba Cenotaph War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Roma, Queensland | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2939, 4th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2939, 4th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Boonah, Brisbane | |
| 21 Dec 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2939B, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2939B awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-12-21 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Edmund James Clulow SIMCOE was born in 1893 at Wellington, New South Wales
His parents were George Henry SIMCOE and Jane WALKER
Two of his brothers also served in WW1 and both returned to Australia
1. Arthur John Andrew SIMCOE (SN 2938)
2. Ernest Julius SIMCOE (SN 2940)
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