William SIMMONS

SIMMONS, William

    Service Numbers: 481, 3165
    Enlisted: 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Albert Park, Victoria
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 59th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Melbourne South, Victoria, Australia, 1889
    Home Town: South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Painter
    Died: Prahran, Victoria, Australia, July 1944, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria
    Service held on 21 July 1944. Church of England area, Row T, Grave 5727
    Memorials: South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor
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    World War 1 Service

    17 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 481, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Albert Park, Victoria
    21 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 481, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: ''
    21 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 481, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne
    17 Feb 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, From 5th Battalion
    15 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, From 57th Battalion
    1 Jun 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 60th Infantry Battalion, At Moascar
    19 Jul 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 481, 60th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the arm and leg
    3 Nov 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 60th Infantry Battalion, In the field
    17 Feb 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3165, Camel Corps, Enlisted at Young, NSW
    8 May 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Trooper, Camel Corps
    9 May 1917: Embarked Private, 3165, Camel Corps, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney
    9 May 1917: Involvement Private, 3165, Camel Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
    4 Sep 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 3 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps
    1 Jul 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 15th Light Horse Regiment, From 3rd Camel Corps Battalion
    25 Sep 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 59th Infantry Battalion, From 60th Battalion
    23 Feb 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 481, Discharged at the 3rd Military District. Had been reduced in ranks at own request

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of James Simmons and Sarah Ann Simmons nee Randle of 4 Balmoral Place, Melbourne South, Victoria

    Commenced return to Australia on 12 October 1918 aboard HT Port Lyttleton disembarking on the 25 December 1918

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

     

    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Address at the time of enlistment was Young, NSW

    Son of Henry J. Simmons and Ellen Simmons of Priddy Village, Priddy, Somerset, England. Brother of Annie M. Simmons and Ada S. Simmons

    Commenced return to Australia on 23 July 1919 aboard HT Suevic disembarking on the 10 September 1919

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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