William Leslie SYMONDS

SYMONDS, William Leslie

Service Number: 2658
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
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World War 1 Service

19 Sep 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2658, 35th Infantry Battalion, Singleton
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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