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SIMMONS, Francis Emmanuel
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 456 , R456 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Second Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Australian Provost Corps |
| Born: | Euroa, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Euroa, Strathbogie, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Teamster |
| Died: | Heidleberg, Victoria, Australia, January 1950, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic area U, Grave 12220 Interred on 20 January 1950 |
| Memorials: | Euroa Telegraph Park |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 456 , 7th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 19 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, R456, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, R456, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 8 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Machine Gun Company | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Machine Gun Company | |
| 25 Feb 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Provost Corps , From 2nd Machine Gun Company | |
| 25 Apr 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Corporal, Australian Provost Corps | |
| 6 Sep 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Corporal, Australian Provost Corps | |
| 1 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Second Corporal, R456, Australian Provost Corps , Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joseph Simmons and Honorah Simmons nee Ryan of Tranwool Road, Seymour, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 6 September 1919 aboard HT Berrima disembarking on 2 November 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c Francis married Ellen Clara Shanahan in Victoria