SYMINGTON, William Albert
| Service Number: | 2719 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Enfield, New South Wales, Australia, 3 July 1881 |
| Home Town: | Mayfield, Waratah, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | East Maitland Grammar School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bank Manager |
| Died: | Mine explosion - booby trap, Velu, France, 18 April 1917, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lebucquiere Communal Cemetery Extension Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 29 |
| Memorials: | Commercial Banking Company of Sydney WW1 Honour Roll, Ganmain Memorial Gates, Mayfield St. Andrew's Anglican Church Lieutenant William Symington Memorial Plaque, Waratah Memorial Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2719, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2719, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2719, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 1 Jan 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Jan 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 4th Infantry Battalion, 25/5/1916 Quartermaster and Hon Lieut. | |
| 18 Apr 1917: | Involvement Lieutenant, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-04-18 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Mr. W. Symington, of Spencer Road, Mosman (late of Mayfield), has received word that his eldest son Lieutenant Quartermaster W. A. Symington, was killed in action in France on April 18. Lieutenant Symington and his younger brother enlisted as privates, and left for Egypt in August, 1915. They fought at Gallipoli, and were in the evacuation.
Before enlisting, Lieutenant Symington was manager of the Ganmain Branch of the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, Limited. His brother, Corporal J. E. Symington, is now in England, recovering from wounds received in France.
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW),
9 May 1917.
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