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SYMONS, Ivor Gordon
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Petersburg, South Australia, 3 December 1891 |
| Home Town: | Frewville, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Teacher |
| Died: | Myrtle Bank, South Australia, 24 May 1982, aged 90 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Interred on 26 May 1982. General are F, Path 12, Grave 446. Internment right expires on 17 June 2027 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide High School Great War Honour Board, Adelaide University of Adelaide WW1 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide | |
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| 28 Aug 1916: | Involvement 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Aug 1916: | Embarked 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide | |
| 4 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the foot | |
| 13 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 43rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the right arm. Embarked for England on HS Grantully | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Lieutenant, 43rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Dunstan Symons and Annie Maria Symons nee Bullock of Petersburg, SA
Brother of Lottie Evelyn Symons, Allen Dunstan Symons, Vera Annie Symons, Harrold Keith Symons, Vera Annie Symons and Edith Mavis Symons
Husband of Jean Elsie Symons nee Sim of Glen Osmond Road, Frewville, SA. Ivor and Elsie were married on 20 May 1916 at the residence of Elsie's parents, Frewville, SA. Father of Elsie Margaret Symons, Jean Annie Symons and Phyllis Claire Symons
Commenced return to Australia on 27 May 1919 aboard Rio Prado disembarking on 17 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal