SYMONDS, Edgar Bell
Service Numbers: | 625, N382353, 119575 |
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Enlisted: | 24 August 1914, Broadmeadows, Vic. |
Last Rank: | Flying Officer |
Last Unit: | RAAF Canberra |
Born: | Inglewood, Vic., 10 July 1892 |
Home Town: | Inglewood, Loddon, Victoria |
Schooling: | Carlton College |
Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
Died: | Kiara, Sydney, NSW, 29 August 1964, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book, Inglewood War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 625, 5th Infantry Battalion, Broadmeadows, Vic. | |
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21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, SN 625, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, SN 625, 5th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
21 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SN N382353, Volunteer Defence Corps (NSW), Hillston, NSW | |
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12 Oct 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flying Officer, SN 119575, RAAF Canberra, Melbourne, Vic. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
EDGAR BELL SYMONDS, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Symonds, was born on 10th July, 1892, at Inglewood, Victoria. He was educated at Carlton College, Melbourne, and joined the Bank’s service at St. Arnaud, Victoria, on 8th June, 1910; he was transferred from there to Kyneton on 17th January, 1914.
Edgar Bell Symonds enlisted in the A.I.F. on 7th August, 1914, attaining the rank of sergeant in the 5th Infantry and 1st Pioneer Battalions. He served in Egypt, all through the Gallipoli Campaign, and in France from March, 1916, until December, 1918.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour