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SIMONSEN, Charles Reginald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6098 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 February 1916, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, 1 May 1890 |
| Home Town: | Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Compositor |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 31 December 1950, aged 60 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Bundaberg Christ Church Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6098, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD | |
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| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6098, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6098, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Imprisoned Originally report to have been killed in action. Captured at Reincourt and according to German reports on 21 July 1917 he was interred at Limburg | |
| 20 May 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6098, 15th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
World War 2 Service
| 17 Mar 1941: | Enlisted |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlisting was C/- Royal Hotel, Gladstone, QLD
Son of John Finsen Simonsen and Caroline Simonsen nee Sorsdhal of Croften Street, Bundaberg, QLD
Commenced return to Australia on 22 January 1920 aboard the Friederichsruh disembarking at Sydney on 12 March 1920 for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal