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SIMMONDS, Gilbert James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 19822 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 November 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Moyhu, Victoria, 28 June 1891 |
| Home Town: | Burwood, Whitehorse, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Myrrhee State School |
| Occupation: | Electritian |
| Died: | Natural causes (heart attack), Camberwell, Victoria, 31 March 1966, aged 74 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne |
| Memorials: | Myrrhee HB1, Myrrhee State School Pictorial HB |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 19822, 23rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 8th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 20 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 19822, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 20 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 19822, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 11 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 19822, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Bullecourt (Second), GSW (right arm, right thigh and leg) | |
| 30 Apr 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 19822, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , M/U |
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