William Arnold SYMES

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Service Number:	NX36573
Enlisted:	22 July 1940, Wagga Wagga, NSW
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	8th Division Signals
Born:	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia , 1 January 1917
Home Town:	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Accountant
Died:	Illness (Beri Beri) whilst Prisoner of War, Burma, 20 January 1944, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) A16 E 8
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Wagga Wagga Cenotaph

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Corporal, NX36573
22 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, NX36573, 8th Division Signals, Wagga Wagga, NSW

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Son of Herbert James Symes and Theresa Ann SYMES nee BILLINGHURST, of Lewisham, New South Wales, Australia.

IN MEMORY OF A DEVOTED SON WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE

William Arnold Symes was two months old when his 23 year father died of heart disease. He was the only child of his parents.

Survived by his mother and step father Aulton Lewis.