Henry Charles SYMONS

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Service Number:	1619
Enlisted:	15 April 1915, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	22nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1897
Home Town:	Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farrier
Died:	Geelong West, Victoria, Australia, 2 January 1989, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Barrabool Hills Cemetery, Victoria Highton, Lawn area, Row DM, Grave 107 Interred on 5 January 1989
Memorials:

15 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1619, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria
28 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 1619, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
28 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 1619, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne
5 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1619, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left shoulder and right leg. Invalided to England on 12 August 1916
5 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1619, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Severe bomb wound to the left arm and spine resulting in amputation. Invalided to England on 7 May 1917 aboard HS St Denis
17 Aug 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1619, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as wounded

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Son of Charles Henry Symons and Elizabeth Amelia Symons nee Morgan of Munday Street, Geelong South Victoria

Served his apprenticeship will H. Sapwell of Geelong

Commenced return to Australia on 20 December 1917 aboard HT Runic

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1921c Henry married Annie Elizabeth Winter in Victoria

In April 1967 while living at Geelong he applied for the Gallipoli Medallion