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SIMMONS, Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6851 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 August 1916, Enlisted Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | South Yarra, October 1881 |
| Home Town: | Noble Park, Greater Dandenong, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Moulder |
| Died: | Melbourne, Victoria, 30 August 1933, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne |
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World War 1 Service
| 26 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6851, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6851, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6851, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 14 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
| 27 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6851, 6th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux, GSW face, Right eye and nose | |
| 18 Nov 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Mar 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 6851, 6th Infantry Battalion |
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