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SYMONDS, George
| Service Number: | 2386 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Australian Reserve Park |
| Born: | Kapunda, South Australia, Australia , 1871 |
| Home Town: | Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cabinet Maker |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 1948, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: KO, Road: 17, Site No: 10 |
| Memorials: | Port Pirie Fathers of Sailors and Soldiers Association Port Pirie District Roll of Honor WW1 |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement 2386, 1st Australian Reserve Park, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked 2386, 1st Australian Reserve Park, HMAT Armadale, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 2386 | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 2386, 10th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by christine pearce
Family stories indicate that the war had affected George greatly in that when he returned to the family business of cabinet making which involved making coffins, he struggled immensely. Post traumatic stress caused by his involvement of the war, was not recognised in that era, and so life was difficult for him .