William Henry SYMINGTON

SYMINGTON, William Henry

    Service Numbers: 5750 , 5750
    Enlisted: 9 March 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 1st Divisional Train
    Born: Bacchus March, Victoria, Australia, 1881
    Home Town: Bacchus Marsh, Moorabool, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Buttermaker
    Died: Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia, 25 June 1971, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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    World War 1 Service

    9 Mar 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5750 , 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
    3 Jul 1916: Involvement Private, 5750, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: ''
    3 Jul 1916: Embarked Private, 5750, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Melbourne
    26 Oct 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5750 , 7th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the right shoulder. Transferred to England on 9 November 1917
    28 Mar 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Divisional Train, From the 7th Battalion
    10 May 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5750 , 1st Divisional Train, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of William Symington and Annie Symington nee Tanner of Bacchus Marsh, Victoria

    Husband of Mary Jane Symington nee Lakeman of Bacchus Marsh, Victoria. Willaim and Mary married during 1905c in Victoria

    Father of Francis Edward Symington, Alfred George Symington, Henry Ebenezar Symington and William Arthur John Symington

    Commenced return to Australia on 18 January1919 aboard HT Ulysses disembarking on 10 March 1919

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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