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SYMONS, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2501 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 July 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, May 1889 |
| Home Town: | Riverstone, Blacktown, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Slaughterman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 May 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Bois-Grenier Plot 1V, Row C, Grave 25, Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Bois-Grenier, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2501, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 6 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2501, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2501, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Symons and Sophia Symons nee Gill of Charters Towers, QLD
Husband of Jacoba Cornelia T. Symons nee Balk of Riverstone, NSW. James and Jacoba were married in NSW during 1911c. Father of Cornelia Symons and Jena Symons
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal