Details

Edmund SYMONDS

Regimental number	2030
Date of birth	9 January 1879
Place of birth	London, England
School	England
Age on arrival in Australia	22
Religion	Church of England
Occupation	Sleeper cutter
Address	Nannup, Western Australia
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	36
Height	5' 7"
Weight	133 lbs
Next of kin	Sister, Mrs Hilton, Blacksod, Palmerston Street, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia
Previous military service	Nil
Enlistment date	3 February 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll	3 February 1915
Place of enlistment	Nannup, Western Australia
Rank on enlistment	Private
Unit name	11th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number	23/28/2
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 26 April 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll	Private
Unit from Nominal Roll	Australian Army Ordnance Corps
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular	Arrived in Australia, 1901
Fate	Returned to Australia 14 December 1918
Discharge date	16 March 1919 - Melbourne, Victoria
Other details	War Service: Gallipoli, England. Became sick at Gallipoli and transferred to England per H.S. 'Grampian', ex Mudros (22 September 1915) where he was hospitalised Attached to AIF Depots in England before his return to Australia. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Burma', 14 December 1918; disembarked Perth, 22 January 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Perth, 16 March 1918.
Date of death	2 January 1939
Age at death	59
Place of burial	Kalgoorlie Cemetery, Western Australia

UNSW Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy

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