SYMONS, Alfred John
| Service Number: | 216 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 September 1914, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Westminster, London, England, 16 May 1893 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Mechanic |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 1980, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 2 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 216, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 216, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 216, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane | |
| 25 Jan 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 216, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due a horse kick to the right knee |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was C/- Hotel Cecil, George Street, Brisbane, QLD
Son of Alfred John Symons and Maud Symons nee Entwistle of 50 Whitcomb Street, Leicester Square, London, England. Brother of dorothy Symons and Henrietta Symons
Served his apprenticeship with London Garage Company, England
Commenced return to Australia on 12 November 1917 aboard HT Wiltshire disembarking at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 27 January 1922 Alfred married Isabella Pretoria Ferguson in QLD
In August 1943 Alfred was residing in 'Glenferrie', Carabella Street, Kirribilli, NSW