Wilfred James SIMSHAUSER

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SIMSHAUSER, Wilfred James

Service Number:	1306
Enlisted:	22 February 1916, Armidale, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	33rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Plumthorpe, New South Wales, 3 November 1885
Home Town:	Barraba, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Hawkins Creek Public School
Occupation:	Station hand
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 30 March 1918, aged 32 years
Cemetery:	Caix British Cemetery Caix British Cemetery, Caix, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Barraba M.U.I.O.O.F. Loyal Prince of Wales Lodge No 203 Tamworth District Great War Roll of Honor, Barraba War Memorial

World War 1 Service

22 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1306, Armidale, New South Wales
4 May 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1306, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
4 May 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1306, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney
7 Jun 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1306, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, GSW (left shoulder)
30 Mar 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1306, 33rd Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Hangard Wood

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Biography contributed by Barry Simshauser

Station hand at Campo Santo Station (Barraba) at time of enlistment

"Mrs. Simshauser, of Barraba, received a cable on Tuesday that her eldest son, Wilfred, had been killed in action on Good Friday. Mrs. Simshauser's only other son, Fred, is still at the front fighting. Pte. Simshauser's cousin, Pte. Alby Rose, was killed some months ago in France." - from the Tamworth Daily Observer 23 Apr 1918 (nla.gov.au)

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