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SIMPER, Hector John
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter & Builder |
| Died: | South Australia, cause of death not yet discovered, date not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: LO, Road: AN, Site No: 7 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, S.A.R. Engineering Branch Midland System Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Feb 1916: | Involvement 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
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| 10 Feb 1916: | Embarked 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Warilda, Adelaide | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 6 Jun 1917: | Wounded 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, Diagnosed with 'shell-shock' (wounded in 'France') and had a subsequent series of hospital admissions within France and England. | |
| 16 Nov 1918: | Wounded Influenza (admitted to a Casualty Clearing Station). By November 21, 1918 admitted to Rouen, General Hospital with Influenza. |
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