Regimental number | 2256 |
Place of birth | Mackay, Queensland |
School | Mackay State School, Queensland |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Linotypist |
Address | Mackay, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Ellen Symons, Springfield, North Side, Mackay, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 47th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/64/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A42 Boorara on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 47th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Wytschaete, Belgium (Battle of Messines) |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Derry House Cemetery No. 2 (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 3), Wytschaete, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 144 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Mary Ellen SYMONS, Springfield, Mackay, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |