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SYMONS, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2782 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Morwell, Latrobe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2782, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2782, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2782, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 24 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Infantry Battalion, From the 24th Battalion | |
| 28 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2782, 8th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
At the time enlisting his given address as Raglan Street, Melbourne North, Victoria
Son of Thomas Symons and Jane Symons of Morwell, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 12 April 1919 aboard HT Suffolk disembarking on 5 June 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal