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SIMMONS, George Percival
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 327, T34267 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1914, Enlisted at South Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Train |
| Born: | Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 10 February 1887 |
| Home Town: | Invermay, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Joiner |
| Died: | Invermay, Tasmania, Australia, 10 June 1968, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania Monumental area, Section E, Grave 208. Interred on the 12 June 1968 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 327, 1st Divisional Train, Enlisted at South Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Driver, 327, 1st Divisional Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Driver, 327, 1st Divisional Train, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 14 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 327, 1st Divisional Train, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
World War 2 Service
| 19 May 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, T34267 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was 302 Melbourne Street, Newport, Victoria
Son of George Simmons and Mary Young Simmons nee Grant of Albion Street, Invermay, Tasmania. Brother of John Grant Simmons and Norman Wilfred Simmons
Husband of Jean Simmons nee Smythe
Commenced return to Australia on 7 February 1919 aboard HT Lancashire disembarking on the 31 March 1919 at Melbourne
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
In 1967 George was residing at 31 Albion Street, Invermay, Tasmania
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