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SYMONS, Joseph Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1800 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 January 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Anzac Provost Corps |
| Born: | Alexandria, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Carlton, Kogarah, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia , 20 July 1978, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Anglican area 2B, Grave 0130 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1800, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 17 Mar 1915: | Involvement Private, 1800, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Mar 1915: | Embarked Private, 1800, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney | |
| 1 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Anzac Provost Corps , From the 13th Battalion | |
| 1 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, Anzac Provost Corps , At Tidsworth, England | |
| 24 Oct 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, Anzac Provost Corps , Had been Acting Sergeant for over a year |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joseph Wesley Symons and Emma Symons of 'Rienzi, Carlton Parade, Carlton, NSW
Husband of Gertrude Eve Symons nee Wingfield. Joseph and Gertrude were married 7 January 1919 in the Christchurch Parish Church, Watford, England. Vicar Frank G. Hunt officiated
Returned to Australia on 22 June 1920 aboard HT Bahia Castella
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal