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SYMMONS, Mervyn Russell
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 471 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 February 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Saint Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Scotch College, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 5 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 471, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 471, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 471, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert Percy Symmons and Louisa Annie Symmons of 25 Alma Road, St. Kilda, Victoria formerly of Queen's Mansions, Beaconsfield Parade, St. Kilda, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal