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SYMONS, Henry Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3129 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Morwell, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Morwell, Latrobe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Seaford, Victoria, Australia, 4 June 1965, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Morwell War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 3129, 5th Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 24 Nov 1915: | Involvement Sapper, 3129, 5th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Nov 1915: | Embarked Sapper, 3129, 5th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 26 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 3129, 5th Field Company Engineers, Wound to the chest. Evacuated to England on 28 August 1919 Rejoined unit after spending time with the 17th Field Company Engineers | |
| 13 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver | |
| 2 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 3129, 5th Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Symons and Jane Symons nee Roff off Morwell, Victoria. Brother of Ethel Marion Symons, Frederick Symons, Nellie Isabella Symons, Ivy Thomas Symons, Maud Violetta Symons and William Bruce Symon
Commenced return to Australia on 27 April 1919 aboard HT Runic disembarking on the 10 June 1919
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1924c Henry married Annie Elizabeth (Dolly) Drew in Victoria