James Arthur SYMONS

SYMONS, James Arthur

    Service Number: 5438
    Enlisted: 15 February 1916, Enlisted at Perth, WA
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: Machine Gun Companies and Battalions
    Born: Chiswick, England, 1891
    Home Town: Perth, Western Australia
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Orchadist
    Died: Victoria Park, Western Australia, 22 August 1972, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia
    Interred in the Anglican area, Section PD, Grave 0286 which expired 2 July 2012
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    World War 1 Service

    15 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5438, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Perth, WA
    17 Apr 1916: Involvement Private, 5438, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
    17 Apr 1916: Embarked Private, 5438, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Aeneas, Fremantle
    25 Mar 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 70th Infantry Battalion, From 16th Battalion
    2 Jul 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5438, 70th Infantry Battalion
    8 Jul 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Rejoined after wounding
    26 Sep 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5438, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Second occasion. Wound to the head. Transferred to England on 29 September 1917
    7 Jan 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, From 16th Battalion
    18 Apr 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Machine Gun Battalion
    24 Aug 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5438, 4th Machine Gun Battalion, Third occasion.
    18 Sep 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5438, 4th Machine Gun Battalion, Fourth occasion. Bullet wound to the left foot. Invalided to England on 2 October 1918
    10 Apr 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5438, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit

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    Address at the time of enlistment was 236 Newcastle Street, Perth, WA

    Son of William Symons and Elizabeth Symons of 10 School Road, Hampton Hill, Middlsex, England. Brother of Maud Symons, Ada Symons, Albert John Symons and William Frederick Symons

    Commenced return to Australia on 8 January 1919 aboard HT Orsova disembarking on 19 February 1919

    Medals; British War Medal, Victory Medal

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