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SIMMONS, Charles Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1908 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 January 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | Australian Veterinary Hospital |
| Born: | Maribyrnong, Victoria, Australia, 1873 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Harness Maker |
| Died: | Parkville, Victoria, Australia, 4 January 1945, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton Headstone inscription reads: Beloved husband of Annie Simmons late of Masonic Lodge Ballarat |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1908, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 23 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 1908, 13th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Pera embarkation_ship_number: A4 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 1908, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Pera, Melbourne | |
| 18 Dec 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, Australian Veterinary Hospital, Promoted when taken on strength from the 13th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 24 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 1908, Australian Veterinary Hospital, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry William Simmons and Catherine Simmons nee Flack of Maribyrnong, Victoria
Next of kin given as his sister Annie Emma Griffiths nee Simmons of Munro Street, Auburn, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 4 June 1919 aboard HT Mahia disembarking on the 7 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Husband of Annie Simmons