Regimental number | 2753 |
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland |
School | Canonmills, Edinburgh, Scotland |
Other training | Botany, Edinburgh Botanical Gardens |
Age on arrival in Australia | 28 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Gardener |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annie Symonds, 14 West Claremont Street, Edinburgh, Scotland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 32 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Rue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 4), Fleurbaix, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 60 |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2749 Pte James Dempster SYMONDS, 30th Bn, returned to Australia, 10 June 1919. |