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Service Number:	5448
Enlisted:	4 April 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Watchem, Victoria, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Watchem, Buloke, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 1 September 1918
Cemetery:	Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Plot 111, Row C, Grave 4 Headstone inscription reads: God giveth and God taketh away
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Watchem War Memorial

4 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5448, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
1 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 5448, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
1 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 5448, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Melbourne
4 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5448, 24th Infantry Battalion, Wound to left arm
1 Sep 1918:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 5448, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5448 awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-09-01

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Son of John Zimmer and Isabella Zimmer nee Weir of Watchem, Victoria.

Brother of Isaac Zimmer who returned to Australia in March 1919 having served with the 14th Field Artillery Brigade.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal