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SIMMINGTON, Thomas Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 28978, 1113 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 April 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Manilla, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Manilla, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 28978, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 7 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1113, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Chilka, Sydney | |
| 7 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1113, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Chilka embarkation_ship_number: A51 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 2nd Light Horse Regiment | |
| 10 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 6th Light Horse Regiment, From the Divisional Train | |
| 11 Aug 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, Australian Mounted Divisional Train, From 2nd Light Horse Regiment | |
| 27 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 28978, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Walter Simington and Emma Martha Simington of Manilla, NSW. Brother of Herbert William Simington who returned to Australia on 31 October 1917 having served with the Medium Trench Mortar
Commenced return to Australia on 15 June 1919 aboard HT Essex disembarking on 29 July 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1925c Thomas married Doris G. Billington in Tamworth, NSW