SYME, John William
| Service Number: | 279 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Waregah Island, Clarence River, New South Wales, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Penrith, Penrith Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Holdsworthy Public School, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Locomotive Fireman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 5 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 23, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 279, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 279, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 279, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Duncan McInnes Syme and Margaret Syme of Waregah Island, NSW.
Brother of Peter McInnes Syme who died of wounds on 26 December 1918 having been gassed on the 1 October 1918 while serving with the 56th Battalion and is buried in the Cross Roads Cemetery, Fontaine-au-Bois Plot 11, Row I, Grave 20.
Also brother of Duncan Leslie Syme who was killed in action on 25 July 1916 while serving with the 2nd Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial.
It is possible that he had another brother, James Syme of Nambour, QLD
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served with the senior cadets and the Militia Reserve. Member of the Penrith Rifle Club
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