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SIMS, William Bilson
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 1614, S70330 |
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Enlisted: | 23 August 1915 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 3rd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
Born: | Port Pirie, South Australia, 6 July 1891 |
Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Clerk |
Died: | 7 January 1976, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
Memorials: | Adelaide St John's Anglican Church Memorial Tablet, City of West Torrens WW2 Boulevard of Honour, Gawler Council Gawler Men Who Answered the Call WW1 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
23 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1614, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
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11 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1614, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
1 Dec 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 50th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
30 Mar 1942: | Involvement Private, S70330 | |
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30 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S70330 | |
30 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S70330 | |
30 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S70330 | |
30 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S70330, 3rd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Adelaide, SA | |
11 Jan 1943: | Discharged Private | |
11 Jan 1943: | Discharged |
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True name William Billson SIMS