Leo Vincent ZIMMER

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ZIMMER, Leo Vincent

Service Number:	560A
Enlisted:	6 June 1916, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	5th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1901
Home Town:	Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Jockey
Died:	Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, January 1979, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Cremation service was held on 5 January 1979. Ashes were scattered
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World War 1 Service

6 Jun 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 560A, 2nd ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria
19 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 560A, 2nd ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
19 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 560A, 2nd ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne
12 May 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Infantry Battalion, From 2nd ANZAC Cyclist Battalion
10 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 560A, 5th Infantry Battalion, Invalided to England on 17 August 1918.
28 Apr 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 560A, 5th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Ernest Wilhelm Zimmer and Mary Zimmer nee Bolger of Bayley Street, Geelong, Victoria.

Brother of Albert Ernest Zimmer who returned to Australia on 5 August 1919 having served with the 58th Battalion; Claude Patrick Zimmer who returned to Australia on 13 March 1918 having served with the 2nd Pioneer Battalion

Commenced return to Australia on 27 January 1919 aboard HT Ceramic disembarking on 23 March 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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