SIMMONS, William
Service Number: | 1110 |
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Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Albert Park, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Gunner |
Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 29 November 1883 |
Home Town: | Port Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Elwood, Victoria, Australia, April 1970, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Cremation service held on 7 April 1970. Southern side of the 4th Avenue Wall Niches, Wall 1, Section M, Niche 189 |
Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 1110, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Albert Park, Victoria | |
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20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Gunner, 1110, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Gunner, 1110, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
15 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 1110, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Wound to the right foot. | |
12 Dec 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 1110, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to epilepsy |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
There are letters in his record which give his name as William Aarons Simmons
Husband of Ellen M. Simmons of 31 Ingles Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria formerly of 97 Raglan Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria. Father of William Simmons, Nellie Simmons and Sylvia Simmons
Commenced return to Australia on 9 September 1916 aboard HS Kanowna disembarking on 28 October 1916
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal