Norman Wilfred SYMONS

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SYMONS, Norman Wilfred

Service Number:	2991
Enlisted:	24 January 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brucefield, Kadina, South Australia, 15 April 1894
Home Town:	Kadina, Copper Coast, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Grocer
Died:	Kadina, South Australia, 8 June 1923, aged 29 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Kadina Cemetery, South Australia Family grave Commemorated with a plaque in the South Australian Garden of Remembrance
Memorials:	Kadina Town Hall WW1 & WW2 Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

24 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2991, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
11 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 2991, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
11 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 2991, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide
11 Apr 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Later reverted to Private
11 Apr 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Australian Division Base Depot
15 Dec 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Sergeant, 2991, 32nd Infantry Battalion
31 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2991, Discharged at the 4th Military District as medically unfit due to 'effort syndrome'

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of William Symons and Mary Symons nee Harris of Grave Street, Kadina, SA. Brother of Florence Symons, Elsie Symons, Arthur Edar Symons, Louisa Symons, Lily Ethel Symons, Horace William Symons, Eva Jane Symons and Harry Rupert Symons

Commenced return to Australia on 20 December 1918 aboard HT Orontes disembarking on the 20 February 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Adelaide

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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