Regimental number | 1501 |
Place of birth | Linton, New Zealand |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Grand Hotel, Spring Street, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 141 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, G F Syme, Grand Hotel, Spring Street, Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | 1st Australian Clearing Hospital |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/102/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAS A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 'K' Supply Column |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Grevillers British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No. 2), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 181 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George Francis Ebenezer and Christina SYME |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 2 March 1915. Admitted to No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital, Lemnos, 20 March 1915 (influenza); discharged with Shore Details, 7 April 1915; rejoined unit, 1st Australian Stationary Hospital, Gallipoli, 25 June 1915. Admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Mudros, 27 August 1915 (influenza); transferred to No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital, Lemnos, 1 September 1915 (ectopia titis); transferred to General Hospital, Gibraltar, 15 October 1915; to England, 1 November 1915 (debility), and admitted to 2nd Southern General Hospital, Bristol, 6 November 1915. Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Force, 16 July 1916; taken on strength, 2nd Field Ambulance, 3 August 1916; appointed Sergeant, Mechanical Transport, 14 August 1916. Transferred to 1st Australian Divisional Supply Column, 23 December 1916, and attached to 2nd field Ambulance. Admitted to 2nd Field Ambulance, 4 February 1917 (influenza), and transferred to Divisional Rest Station, 3 February 1917; discharged to duty, 14 February 1917. Wounded in action, 10 May 1917 (gun shot wound, head), and admitted to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station. Died of wounds, 10 May 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SYME Noel Herbert |