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SYMONS, Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 14865 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 December 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 6th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 10 October 1897 |
| Home Town: | Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 20 January 1978, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 14865, Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 30 Sep 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 14865, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 14865, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 8 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 6th Field Company Engineers, From Field Company Engineer re-enforcements | |
| 28 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 14865, 6th Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 1st Military District |
World War 2 Service
| 17 Apr 1942: | Enlisted |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William John Symons and Harriet Jane Symons nee Tricker of Oxford Terrace, Toowong South, QLD.
Brother of William John Symons who returned to Australia on 4 June 1919 having served with the 6th Field Company Engineers, Lillian Symons, Ernest Symons, Ruby Symons, Daisy Symons, Aurthur Symons, Fredrick Symons and James Symons
Served his Plumbing apprenticeship with Johnstone of Paddington, QLD
Commenced return to Australia on 4 June 1919 aboard HT Mahia disembarking on the 20 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 14 August 1926 Herbert married Ellen Elizabeth Palmer in QLD
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