Regimental number | 6895 |
Place of birth | Morgan, South Australia |
School | Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Postal assistant |
Address | Morgan, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M J Symons, Morgan, South Australia |
Previous military service | 23rd ALH; Skerry's College, Scotland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Effective abroad (still overseas) |
Place of death or wounding | Peronne, France |
Age at death | 24.8 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Fovant (St. George) Churchyard (Plot I, Row E, Grave 4), Wiltshire |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 111 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Matilda Jane SYMONS, Morgan, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Cousins, served in Flanders and France; brother |