SIMMONS, George Frederick
| Service Numbers: | 60764, 60764 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 May 1918, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Headquarters |
| Born: | Fairfield, Victoria, Australia, 28 September 1899 |
| Home Town: | Abbotsford, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Timber Worker |
| Died: | Paddington, New South Wales, Australia, 1969, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 9 May 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 60764, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria | |
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| 23 Jul 1918: | Involvement Private, 60764, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jul 1918: | Embarked Private, 60764, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Marathon, Melbourne | |
| 27 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Infantry Battalion, From re-inforcements | |
| 6 Jan 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Headquarters, From the 7th Battalion | |
| 8 Sep 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 60764, Australian Headquarters, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Born in Denmark
George Oluf Svendsen was a sailor and born in Denmark 24. Juli 1897 in the city of Alsted, Sorø.
He is brother to my great grandmothers second husband, Karl Laurits Svendsen which also is born the same place in Alsted, Sorø.
George enlisted to the Australian Army under WW1 and was wounded in France in his left forearm. He was later transported to at military hospital in England for treatment.
I don't have any details about his death or where he ended up after the war.
Submitted 7 January 2016 by John Johansen
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frederick Charles Simmons and Edith May Simmons nee Escott of 61 Little Charles Street, Abbottsford, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 5 January 1920 aboard HT Cap Verde disembarking on the 26 February 1920
Medal: British War Medal
During 1924c George married Rose Sophia Carney in Victoria
In July 1938 his residential address was as Diggers' Hostel, Cook Hill, NSW. In February 1942 George was residing at 44 Glenmore Road, Paddington, NSW