Frank Robert SYMONS

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Service Number:	2287
Enlisted:	29 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Alexandria, New South Wales, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Alexandria, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Redfern Superior Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Wood Machinist
Died:	Killed in Action, Lagnicourt, France, 15 April 1917
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)

29 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2287, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
30 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2287, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
30 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2287, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
22 Mar 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 17th Infantry Battalion
15 Apr 1917:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 2287, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2287 awm_unit: 17th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-04-15

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Son of Thomas Symons and Eliza Symons of 'Beulah', Phillips Street, Alexandria, NSW

Previously served in the Militia

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal