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Henry SYMMONS

Regimental number470
Place of birthYarrawonga, Victoria
SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShearer
AddressMulwalla, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinV H Symmons, Mulwalla, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date22 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll22nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 27 October 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Age at death26
Place of burialShrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 54), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
97
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Vincent Henry and Margaret SYMMONS, Tarramia, Mulwala, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsCousin: W. Hutchinson, killed Gaba Tepe.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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