SYMONS, Harold William
Service Number: | 7789 |
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Enlisted: | 8 March 1917, Enlisted at Youanmi, WA |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1874 |
Home Town: | Youanmi, Sandstone, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Fitter & Turner |
Died: | Northam, Western Australia, 26 December 1955, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Cremated. Ashes scattered across the gardens in the Karrakatta Cemetery |
Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
8 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7789, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Youanmi, WA | |
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29 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 7789, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
29 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 7789, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Fremantle | |
28 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7789, 11th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William James O. Symons and Emma Lonsdale Symons nee Tijon of Melbourne, Victoria
Husband of Nellie Holden Symons nee West of Geraldton, WA. Harold and Nellie married during 1915c at Murchison, WA
Studied his apprenticeship with the Australian Electrical Company, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 18 July 1919 aboard Takada disembarking on the 29 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal