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Edward Joseph SYMONS

Regimental number1738
Place of birthWindsor, Victoria
SchoolHornsby St State School, Windsor, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGrocer
AddressDoncaster, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation44
Next of kinWife, Mrs Beatrice Louisa Symons, Main Road, Doncaster, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date21 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll6 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name59th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/76/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 4 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
FateDeceased 20 May 1916
Place of death or woundingDied at sea.
Age at death45
Age at death from cemetery records45
Place of burialAt Sea
Commemoration detailsChatby Memorial, Alexandria, Egypt
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
169

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