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SIMONSON, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4242 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 October 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Gothenburg, Sweden, 1885 |
| Home Town: | North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Gas Worker |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4242, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW | |
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| 8 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4242, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4242, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4242, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Gunshot wound to the back and left shoulder | |
| 19 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4242, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Margaret Simonson nee MacAuliffe of St Minvere, Avenue Number 3, Suspension Bridge, north Sydney, NSW. Charles and Margaret married at Mosman, NSW during 1912c
Commenced return to Australia on 20 May 1919 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on the 5 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal