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SYMONS, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2503 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 June 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Mortlake, Victoria, Australia, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 October 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Killed instantly when a shell burst among a group of men which was advancing. He was buried and a cross placed above his grave but it was destroyed by following battles, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2503, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 2503, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 2503, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Mary Symons of 6 Hotham Place, Geelong East, Victoria later known as Mary Hanson
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal