SIMMONS, Alfred Victor
| Service Number: | 1822 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Port Adelaide, South Australia, 30 June 1889 |
| Home Town: | Peterhead, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Woodville West, South Australia, 26 April 1971, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1822, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 11 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 1822, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 11 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 1822, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Taken on strength from the 32nd Battalion | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1822, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Shell shock | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Imprisoned Bullecourt (First), Originally reported wounded but later it was reported that he was wounded (gunshot wound to the left arm causing severe fracture) and a German Prisoner of War in the Soltau Camp, Hanover, Germany On 18 February 1918 he was transferred to Holland then returned to England on 23 February 1918 | |
| 18 Oct 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1822, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged as medically unfit due wounded left arm | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 1822, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Simmons and Mary Ann Simmons nee Underwood of Yatala, Port Adelaide, SA.
Brother of Frances Evelyn Simmons, Florence Rose Simmons, Mary Ann Simmons, Isabell May Simmons, Henry Ernest Simmons, Harold George Simmons, Arthur Harold Simmons who returned to Australia on 29 May 1919 having served with the 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Dorothy Olive Marjory Simmons and Arthur William Simmons,
On 20 November 1915 Alfred married Mabel Perry in the St Paul Church, Port Adelaide. Residential address at the time of enlistment was Victoria Street, Queenstown, SA
17 September 1918 returned to Australia on board SS Boonah for discharge as medically unfit due to wounded left arm
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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