SYMES, Percy
| Service Number: | 1865 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia, 14 July 1938, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1865, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
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| 19 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1865, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle | |
| 20 Dec 1917: |
Honoured
Distinguished Conduct Medal, No. 1865 Sergeant P. SYMES, Infantry. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. By encouraging his men he established them rapidly in a strong defensive position, afterwards taking water up to the outposts and bringing back a wounded man from " No Man's Land" under heavy fire. He also did invaluable work with bombs and rifle grenades during a hostile counter attack upon a neighbouring unit. |
Distinguished Conduct Medal
HIS MAJESTY THE KING has been graciously pleased to approve of the award of the Distinguished Conduct Medal to the undermentioned Warrant Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, and Men, for acts of gallantry and devotion to duty in the Field : —
No. 1865 Sergeant P. SYMES, Infantry.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. By encouraging his men he established them rapidly in a strong defensive position, afterwards taking water up to the outposts and bringing back a wounded man from " No Man's Land" under heavy fire. He also did invaluable work with bombs and rifle grenades during a hostile counter attack upon a neighbouring unit.
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette (National : 1901 - 1973) Thu 20 Dec 1917, [Issue No.219], Page 3387.
Submitted 21 October 2024 by Ian FRITH