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SYMINGTON, Henry Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2658 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 May 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Warren, New South Wales, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Huon, Indigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Heidleberg, Victoria, Australia, 5 October 1950, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremation was held on 7 October 1950. Grevillia area, Garden J3, Bed 1, Rose 08 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2658, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 21 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2658, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2658, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Melbourne | |
| 27 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2658, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Wound to the head | |
| 22 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2658, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 3d Military District as medically unfit due to depresses skull caused by a gunshot wound to the head |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Symington and Margaret Ann Symington nee Rigg of Dubbo, NSW later of Beck Street, Katamattite, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 20 December 1917 aboard HT Runic
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1918c Henry married Irene Lilian Tait in Victoria