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SYMONS, William John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 14864 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 December 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 6th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 5 October 1894 |
| Home Town: | Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Natural causes, Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia, 1 June 1958, aged 63 years |
| Cemetery: |
Redcliffe Cemetery, Qld Commemorated with a plaque in the QLD Garden of Remembrance |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 14864, Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 30 Sep 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 14864, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 14864, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 8 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 6th Field Company Engineers, From Field Company Engineers | |
| 28 Dec 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6th Field Company Engineers | |
| 28 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 14864, 6th Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
World War 2 Service
| 25 May 1942: | Enlisted |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Symons and Harriet Symons nee Tricker of Oxford Terrace, Toowong South, QLD. Brother of Herbert Symons who returned to Australia on 4 June 1919 having served with the 6th Field Company Engineers, Lillian Symons, Ernest Symons, Ruby Symons, Daisy Symons, Aurthur Symons, Fredrick Symons and James Symons
Commenced return to Australia on 4 June 1919 aboard HT Mahia disembarking on the 21 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 17 April 1920 William married Vida Alice Wylie in QLD
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