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SYMES, Harold Charles Reuben
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3233 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Harcourt, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Harcourt, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Memorials: | Harcourt War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3233, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 26 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3233, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3233, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne | |
| 23 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
| 5 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Light Trench Mortar Battery, France | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3233, 15th Light Trench Mortar Battery, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 5 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3233, 58th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood | |
| 15 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3233, 58th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, SW to left hand and leg. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 11 October 1918. | |
| 25 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3233, 58th Infantry Battalion, RTA 13 April 1919 for discharge. |
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