| Regimental number | 2991 |
| Place of birth | Kadina, South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Grocer |
| Address | Kadina, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 33 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 118 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Symons, Grave Street, Kadina, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the Citizen Military Forces, Area 81B. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Australian Division Base Depot Headquarters |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 11 April 1916; disembarked Egypt (date not recorded). Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 21 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Appointed Acting Corporal, 8 December 1916; reverted to Private, 10 April 1917. Transferred to 5th Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, to complete establishement, 11 April 1917. Appointed Corporal, 11 April 1917; Sergeant, 11 April 1917. On leave to England, 15 August 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 30 August 1917. Classified 'PB'. Transferred to Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Havre, 15 December 1917, and reverted to Private. Promoted ER [Extra Regimental] Sergeant, 15 December 1917. Admitted to 2nd General Hospital, Havre, 8 January 1918 (ulcerative tonsilitis); rejoined Australian Intermediate Base Depot, 16 January 1918. On leave to England, 28 July 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 15 August 1918. Proceeded to England, 6 December 1918; marched in to No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 7 December 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HS 'Orontes', 20 December 1918 (invalid: effort syndrome); disembarked Melbourne, 30 January 1919, for onward travel to Adelaide; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 31 March 1919. War service: 3 years 67 days (of which 2 years 309 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, SYMONS Norman Wilfred |