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SYMONS, Douglas George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 519 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 November 1917, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | Australian Remount Unit (India and Egypt) |
| Born: | Brighton, South Australia, 9 July 1893 |
| Home Town: | Brighton, Holdfast Bay, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Daw Park, South Australia, 17 December 1968, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
St Judes Cemetery, Brighton, South Australia Interred on the 19 December 1968. Commemorated with a plaque in the South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Nov 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 519, Australian Remount Unit (India and Egypt), Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 8 Nov 1917: | Involvement Driver, 519, Australian Remount Unit (India and Egypt), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: SS Chindwarra embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 8 Nov 1917: | Embarked Driver, 519, Australian Remount Unit (India and Egypt), SS Chindwarra, Adelaide | |
| 8 Jan 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 519, Australian Remount Unit (India and Egypt), Discharged at the 4th Military District. Unit demobilised |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Henry Symons and Alice Symons nee Highett of Brighton, SA. Brothe rof Stanley Malcolm Symons, Percival Claude Dean Symons, Thomas Symons, Clarence Cyril Symons and Leslie Norman Symons
On 28 October 1918 Douglas married Alice Mary Josephine Yateman in Brighton Methodist Church, SA. At the time of his death he was residing at Brighton, SA. Father of Hurtle Douglas Symons and Sylvie Florence Symons
Medal: British War Medal