Regimental number | 2912 |
Place of birth | Noradjuha, Victoria |
School | Noradjuha State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Currie, King Island, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, John James Sumons, Currie, King Island, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name Aubrey William |
Place of death or wounding | Cairo, Egypt |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Cairo War Memoral Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 266), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 109 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Wando Vale State School Honor Roll, Victoria. Parents: John J. and Janet SYMONS, Dunraven, King Island, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | 3 cousins: Earnest Hillman, John King, Victor Hope, killed in action. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |