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SIMINGTON, James Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3480 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Armidale, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | East Newcastle Public Schools, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Packer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Newcastle (Gardner Memorial) War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3480, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3480, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3480, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Charles Simington and Karen Maria Tarrant formerly Simington of Alfred Street, Newcastle, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal