Regimental number | 7553 |
Place of birth | Beaconsfield, Tasmania |
School | State School, Tasmania |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Turner's Marsh, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27.5 |
Height | 5' 8.25" |
Weight | 142 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, G Symons, Turner's Marsh, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of bad feet: hammer toe, left foot) |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Lilydale, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Boulogne, France |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Bologne Eastern Cemetery (Plot IX, Row A, Grave No. 74), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 67 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Martha Melinda SYMONS, Turner's Marsh, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 433 Pte Roderick DENNIS, 12th Bn, killed in action, 2 May 1915; 223 Corporal Audley DENNIS, 52nd Bn, killed in action, 4 September 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Died of gas poisoning, 20 May 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, SYMONS George Milford |