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SYMONDS, Andrew Thomas

Service Numbers:	1741, S72990
Enlisted:	6 March 1915
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	6th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Born:	Yankalilla, South Australia, 22 December 1892
Home Town:	Jamestown, Northern Areas, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	30 September 1977, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials:	Jamestown Baptist Church WW1 Honour Board, Jamestown Soldier's Memorial Park Arch

World War 1 Service

6 Mar 1915:	Enlisted
11 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 1741, 48th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide
11 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 1741, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Driver, 1741, 48th Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

27 Apr 1942:	Involvement Sergeant, S72990, 6th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
27 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Caltowie, SA
27 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, S72990
25 Sep 1945:	Discharged

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