Regimental number | 970 |
Place of birth | Albany, Western Australia |
School | Sr Joseph's Catholic School, Western Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Grocer's assistant |
Address | Stirling Terrace, Albany, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Ssc Symers, Stirling Terrace, Albany, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served as Naval Reserve. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 44th Battalion, Headquarters |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/61/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Divisional Signal Company |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Armentieres, France |
Age at death | 21.7 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 45), Armentieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 26 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Stewart Spencer Carnegie and Ellen SYMERS, Stirling Terrace, Albany, Western Australia |
Family/military connections | Nil |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |