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SYMONS, William Kerr
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 262 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 February 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dumfries, Scotland, 1871 |
| Home Town: | Cunnamulla, Paroo, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 8 August 1930, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Paroo Shire Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 262, 14th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 13 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 262, 14th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 13 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 262, 14th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 6 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 31st Infantry Battalion, From 14th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 24 Aug 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 262, 31st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to bronchitis and senility |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as a friend George Henry Beardmorn of Cunnamulla, QLD
Commenced return to Australin on 4 May 1917 aboard HS Themistocles disembarking on the 7 July 1917
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal