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SYMES, Frederick Robert George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1779 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 May 1915, Enlisted at Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Yongala, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Yongala Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 22 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot XX1V, Row C, Grave 3A , Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Prospect Roll of Honour A-G WWI Board, Yongala Methodist Church Soldiers Roll, Yongala Roll of Honour, Yongala War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1779, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Keswick, SA | |
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| 23 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1779, 27th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1779, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Adelaide | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1779, 27th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Shell wound to the neck | |
| 22 Sep 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1779, 27th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1779 awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-09-22 | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 1779, 27th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert and Alice Adeline (nee Smales) Symes of 36 Joslin Street, Wayville SA; brother of Jessie Louise Beryl Symes, Beryl Roseline May Symes, Pretoria Ivy Alice Symes, Reginald Charles Symes and Elva Silver Symes
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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