| Regimental number | 13488 |
| Place of birth | Moonta, South Australia |
| School | East Adelaide Public School, South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | 9 Hackney Road, St Peters, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 4.5" |
| Weight | 134 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Sarah Symons, No 9 Hackney Road, St Peters, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the 24th Light Horse Regiment; disbanded. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Driver |
| Unit name | Auxiliary Mechanical Transport Company 3, Section 2 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/113/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Squadron, Australian Flying Corps |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | War diary, 4th Squadron, AFC, gives date of death as 4 November 1918. |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | Cement House Cemetery (Plot XVIII, Row A, Grave No 9), Langemark, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 188 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Originally buried in Russeignies Churchyard before being exhumed and reburied at Cement House Cemetery. Parents: James Nagor and Sarah Threader SYMONS, 9 Hackney Road, St Peters, South Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 301117 Leading Stoker Reginald James Magar SYMONS, HMS Conquest, killed in action, 25 April 1916; 881 Pte Lionel Hamilton Hyde SYMONS, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 10 May 1916; 22180 Gunner L.K.C. Symons, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 1 July 1919; Stoker F.M.S. Symons, RAN. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 22 December 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 3 March 1917; marched in to Australian Army Service Corps Training Depot, Parkhouse, 6 March 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 June 1917. Transferred to Australian Flying Corps, 21 December 1917. Joined No 2 Royal Flying Corps School of Military Aeronautics, Oxford, to qualify as Flying Officer (Pilot), and appointed Cadet. Appointed Flying Officer (Pilot) and 2nd Lieutenant, 6 June 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 21 August 1918; taken on strength, No 4 Squadron, in the field, 22 August 1918. Reported missing in Action, 5 November 1918. Court of Enquiry, held at Cologne, 14 February 1919, pronounced fate as 'Killed in action, 5 November 1918'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, SYMONS Parker Whitley |
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