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SIMONSON, Richard Sidney
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3638 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 August 1915, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Koongal, Queensland, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Koongal, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 24 May 1962, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3638, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD | |
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| 3 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3638, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 3 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3638, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 31st Infantry Battalion, From 25th Battalion | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3638, 31st Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the head | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 31st Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. | |
| 19 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3638, 31st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Richard Simonson and Jessie Simonson nee Young of Koongal, QLD
Commenced return to Australia on 8 April 1919 aboard HT Trasos Montes disembarking on the 27 May 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal