SIMERSALL, Oswyth William
| Service Numbers: | S39371, 39371 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 May 1941, Mildura, VIC |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Recruit Training Battalion (!RTB) , Kapooka |
| Born: | Kent Town, South Australia, 24 November 1913 |
| Home Town: | Norwood (SA), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Norwood Central School |
| Occupation: | Sheet Metal Worker |
| Died: | Illness, Adelaide, South Australia, 23 March 1944, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Plot C, Row A, Grave 6 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 12 May 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S39371 | |
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| 12 May 1941: | Enlisted Mildura, VIC | |
| 12 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S39371 | |
| 23 Mar 1944: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , 39371, 1st Recruit Training Battalion (!RTB) , Kapooka | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Oswyth William SIMERSALL was born on 24th November, 1913 in Kent Town South Australia - his Army records stated the date as 17th
His parents were Joseph James SIMERSALL and Edith TOZER who married in 1903 in Victoria
He enlisted on 12th May, 1941 in Mildura, Victoria
Oswyth died of Illness on 23rd March, 1944 in Adelaide, South Australia and is buried in Centennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide - his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial and the Norwood Roll of Honour in South Australia
His last unit was 1 Recruitment Training Battalion AEME and his last rank was Craftsman
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Trove - IN MEMORIAM
SIMERSALL. Private Oswyth W - In loving memory of our dear brother & uncle, Ossie, died Adelaide March 23, 1944
"Time passes, but memories never fade"
Ever remembered by Milton (2nd AIF) returned, Lorna, Janice
SIMERSALL Oswyth W - In loving memory of our dear brother Ossie, died at Adelaide March 23, 1944
"Not just today, but every day, in silence we remember"
Inserted by sister, brothers, Hazel, Syd, Keith, Garnet, Mervyn & Milton
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His father Joseph James SIMERSALL (SN1987) served in WW1 in the 48th Infantry Battalion & returned to Australia
Brother Milton Tozer SIMERSALL (SN SX30174 & (SN S112057) served in WW2 and another brother Mervyn Joseph SIMERSALL (SN S11231) also served in WW2
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