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SIMMONS, Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3126 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 September 1915, Enlisted at Warwick Farm, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3126, Enlisted at Warwick Farm, NSW | |
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| 8 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3126, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3126, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Sydney | |
| 29 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 55th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 3 Battalion to the 55 Battalion | |
| 2 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3126, 55th Infantry Battalion, Mild gunshot wound to the arm and evacuated to England on 21 November 1916 | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3126, 55th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Daniel John Simmons of 5 Moorehead Street, Redfern, NSW
13 February 1917 - returned to Australia on board Benalla
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Return from Active Service Badge - C8128
On the 28 May 1927 Michael wrote to Base Records stating that he had lost all his possessions including his medals in a bushfire which has swept through destroying every piece of his belongings. He also enclosed 14/11 the cost of replacement medals and added that he had searched through the debris of his house in hope that he could find the medal, this proved fruitless