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SYMES, Edwin George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3120 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 May 1917, Enlisted at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Koolunga, South Australia, 23 April 1881 |
| Home Town: | Wayville, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 7 February 1947, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Kendrew Oval,Row 8, Grave 13 Grant expires 31 December 2032 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 May 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3120, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide | |
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| 23 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 3120, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 3120, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3120, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the left ankle and evacuated to England on 7 July 1918 | |
| 24 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3120, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at 4th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Birth name was given as George Edwin Symes Book/Page 258/199. Son of William Roberts Symes and Anne (nee Pritchard) Symes; brother of William Hurtle Symes, Murtle Gemmeline Symes, Andrew John Symes, Clara Maud Symes, Eliza Ann Symes and Lavinia Ivy Symes
Husband of Gertrude Maud (nee Campbell) Symes of Joslin Street, Wayville, SA
On 25 April 1905 Edwin and Gertrude were married in St Saviour Church, Glen Osmond, SA
Residential address at the time of death was Eden Hills, SA
25 September 1919 - returned to Australia on board HT Port Denison
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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