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SIMMONS, Edwin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 824 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Enlisted at Surrey Hills, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bournemouth, England, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Carrum Downs, Frankston, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 1966, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 824, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Surrey Hills, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 824, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 824, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Jun 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 824, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Shrapnel wound to the left forearm and shoulder | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion, From the 8th Battalion | |
| 18 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 824, 46th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Severe gunshot wound to the arm | |
| 2 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 824, 46th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3d Military District as medically unfit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Simmons and Fanny Simmons nee Thomas of 1 Central Parade, Ashley Road, Upper Parkstone, Dorset, England
Commenced return to Australia on 6 September 1919 aboard HT Euripides having failed to embarked the HT Argyllshire disembarking on the 21 October 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal