Stanley Richard (Dick) SYMONS

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SYMONS, Stanley Richard

Service Number:	4191
Enlisted:	20 August 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	11th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Laura, South Australia, 26 February 1892
Home Town:	Laura, Northern Areas, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Sadler
Died:	South Australia, 31 October 1989, aged 97 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Crystal Brook Cemetery, South Australia Headstone inscription reads: In God's care Interred on the 2 November 1989, Grave 136D Commemorated with a plaque in the SA Garden of Remembrance
Memorials:	Laura District Honour Roll, Laura Methodist Church Roll of Honour, Laura Public School Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

20 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4191, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
11 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 4191, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
11 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 4191, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Borda, Adelaide
9 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 48th Infantry Battalion, From 16th Battalion
17 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, From 48th Battalion
23 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, From 24th Howitzer Brigade
20 Aug 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , From 4th Divisional Column
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Gunner, 4191
29 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 4191, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 4th Military District

World War 2 Service

24 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Crystal Brook, SA

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of William Symons and Mary Ann Martin of Laura, SA. Brother of Susan Jane Symons, Eliza May Symons, Florence May Symons, Edgar William Symons and Edith Mary Symons

Commenced return to Australia on 1 May 1919 aboard HT China disembarking on 6 June 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 23 November 1927 Stanley married Vera Jane Clinton in at the residence of Vera's parents at Clare,SA. Father of Robert Brian Symons and Peter Symons

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