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David Carnegie SYMERS

Regimental number970
Place of birthAlbany, Western Australia
SchoolSr Joseph's Catholic School, Western Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationGrocer's assistant
AddressStirling Terrace, Albany, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Ssc Symers, Stirling Terrace, Albany, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed as Naval Reserve.
Enlistment date1 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name44th Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Divisional Signal Company
FateKilled in Action 20 December 1917
Place of death or woundingArmentieres, France
Age at death21.7
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialCite 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 connectionsNil
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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