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SYMONDS, William Leslie
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2658 |
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Enlisted: | 19 September 1916, Singleton |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Singleton, New South Wales, Australia, 27 June 1898 |
Home Town: | Singleton, Northumberland, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Singleton Superior Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Telephonist |
Died: | Natural causes, Ballina, New South Wales, Australia, 28 July 1972, aged 74 years |
Cemetery: |
East Lismore (Lismore) General Cemetery Portion: RC, Section: 28B, Plot: 3. |
Memorials: | Singleton Public School HR, Singleton War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
19 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2658, 35th Infantry Battalion, Singleton | |
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25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2658, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2658, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney | |
12 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2658, 35th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele, Gassed | |
29 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2658, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
29 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2658, 35th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", Gassed | |
12 Jun 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2658, 35th Infantry Battalion, HT Themistocles, England for return to Australia - disembarking Sydney 10 August 1919 | |
18 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2658, 35th Infantry Battalion |
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