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SYMONS, Frank Harry Clarence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5455 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 February 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glebe, New South Wales, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | North Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Porter |
| Died: | Sandringham, Victoria, Australia , 28 December 1963, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation service held on 31 December 1963. Ashes in the Boronia area Commemorated with a plaque in the Victoria Garden of Remembrance |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5455, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 3 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5455, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5455, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Melbourne | |
| 8 Mar 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5455, 5th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to shell shock |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Francis Symons and Marrie E.S. Symons of Glebe, NSW
Husband of Henrietta Symons nee Wimmeer of 208 Queensberry Street, North Melbourne, Victoria. Frank and Henrietta married during 1916c in Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 16 July 1917 aboard HT Kanowna disembarking on 1 September 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal