ZIMMER, William
| Service Number: | 659 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1929, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic, 38-807-412 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 659, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 659, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 659, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 12 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 32nd Infantry Battalion, From 29th Battalion | |
| 29 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 659, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
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Son of Ernest Wilhelm Zimmer and Mary Zimmer nee Bolger of 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; Leo Vincent Zimmer who returned to Australia on 23 March 1919 having served with the 5th Battalion
Husband of Mary Catherine Zimmer nee Stratton of Little Malop Street, Geelong, Victoria. William and Mary married during 1913c in Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 21 March 1919 aboard HT Kildonian Castle disembarking on 7 May 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal