William James SIMMONS

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Service Number:	6563
Enlisted:	15 May 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Woolwich, London, England, 1888
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, 19 June 1957, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Wall of Memory, AIF Section L, Floral Court, Grave 0106
Memorials:

15 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6563, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
7 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 6563, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
7 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 6563, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
1 May 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6563, 1st Infantry Battalion, Severe wound to the back. Transferred to England on 7 May 1918
5 Mar 1920:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6563, 1st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Address at the time of enlistment was 186 Liverpool Street, Hyde Park, NSW

Son of William Simmons and Carrie Simmons of 11 Windmill Grove, Surrey, England

Commenceed return to Australia on 15 November 1919 aboard HT Ypringa disembarking on the 2 January 1920

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

At the time of his death in 1957 his residential address was 210 Keira Street, Wollongong, NSW