Arthur William Thomas SIMCOE

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SIMCOE, Arthur William Thomas

Service Numbers:	7805, N102344
Enlisted:	3 November 1917, Narrabri, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	Auxiliary Horse Transport Company/ies
Born:	Stuart Town, New South Wales, 9 August 1897
Home Town:	Narrabri, Narrabri, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Natural causes, Moree, New South Wales, 14 August 1954, aged 57 years
Cemetery:	Moree Cemetery, NSW
Memorials:	Narrabri District School WW1 Honour Roll and Drinking Fountain

World War 1 Service

3 Nov 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7805, Narrabri, New South Wales
19 Dec 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7805, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
19 Dec 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7805, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney
15 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7805, 2nd Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", GSW (right arm)
20 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7805, 2nd Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

8 Feb 1941:	Enlisted Private, N102344, Narrabri, New South Wales
8 Feb 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, N102344
5 Feb 1945:	Discharged Driver, N102344, Auxiliary Horse Transport Company/ies

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Biography contributed by Norman Todd

Military Service: WWI, 7805 Privare Arthur William Thomas, 2nd Battalion. Religion:Church of England. Occupation Labourer. Address: Narrabri, New South Wales. Marital status: Single. Age at embarkation 20. Next of kin: Father, R. Simcoe, Post Office, Narrabri, New South Wales. Enlistment date 3 November 1917.2 Infantry Battalion - 24-26 Reinforcements Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 19 December 1917. Returned to Australia 14 January 1919.

"OBITUARY. Mr. A. T. W. Simcoe.

The death occurred recently of Mr. Arthur William Thomas Simcoe at the age of 57 years. Deceased was born at Stuart Town and spent most of his adult life at Moree. He left the district and went to Narrabri and Tamworth but returned eight years ago and took up permanent residence here. In 1948 he married Miss Bene Ferrier, of 'Retreat,' Baan Baa, who survives him. Four children of a previous marriage survive as do his mother (Coolah), four brothers and two sisters. The late Mr. Simcoe served with the 2nd Battalion, A.I.F. in France during the first World War. He enlisted again at the outbreak of World War II but was discharged medically unfit after serving for three years. His remains were interred in the Church of England portion of Moree Cemetery after a service conducted in All Saints' by Canon E. T. Ormerod. Members of Moree subbranch R.S.S. and A.I.L.A. formed a guard of honour." - from the Moree North West Champion 26 Aug 1954 (nla.gov.au)

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