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SYMES, Leonard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | PA2253 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 June 1941, Port Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Chief Petty Officer |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Torrens (Depot) / HMAS Encounter (Shore) |
| Born: | Boulder City, WA, 28 December 1918 |
| Home Town: | Ovingham, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Prospect School, Adelaide High School |
| Occupation: | Railway workshops Islington |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, East Fremantle HMAS Perth (I) Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 17 Jun 1941: | Involvement PA2253, HMAS Torrens (Depot) / HMAS Encounter (Shore) | |
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| 17 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Port Adelaide | |
| 17 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Chief Petty Officer, PA2253 | |
| 6 May 1946: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Acting Engineroom Artificer IV. Leonard Symes, who joined H.M.A.S. Perth last November, is a son of Mrs. A. Symes, of Lower North road, Ovingham, and the late Mr. A. J. Symes, of Malaya. Born in Boulder City, Western Australia, he lived for several years in Malaya and later attended the Prospect and Adelaide High Schools. Before joining the Navy last June he was employed in the railway workshops at Islington.