Henry SYMMONS

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Service Number:	470
Enlisted:	22 January 1915, Enlisted at Yarrawonga, Victoria
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	22nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia, November 1890
Home Town:	Yarrawonga, Moira, Victoria
Schooling:	State School Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Shearer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 27 October 1915
Cemetery:	Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 11, Row D, Grave 54 Chaplain T.P. Bennett officiated, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mulwala St. Andrew's Anglican Church SYMMONS Memorial Plaque, Mulwala War Memorial

22 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 470, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Yarrawonga, Victoria
10 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 470, 22nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 470, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
18 Jun 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 22nd Infantry Battalion, In the field
27 Oct 1915:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 470, 22nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 470 awm_unit: 22 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-10-27

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Son of Vincent Henry and Margaret Symmons of 'Tarramia', Mulwala, NSW

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medals, Victory Medal