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SYMMONS, Henry William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4898 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 November 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Ringarooma, Tasmania, Australia, 13 March 1887 |
| Home Town: | Scottsdale, Dorset, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Horden, Hampshire, England, 21 February 1953, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4898, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 7 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4898, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4898, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 24 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, From 8th Battalion | |
| 23 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 69th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 19 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Jun 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , From 60th Battalion | |
| 20 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4898, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , Discharged in London. Unit demobilised |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
At the time of enlistment his address was C/- Commonwealth Bank, Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria
Son of Henry William Symmons and Susanna Symmons nee Liberty of Scottsdale, Tasmania formerly of Ringarooma, Tasmania.
Husband of Lily Elizabeth Ann Symmons nee Grist. Henry and Lily married on 29 August 1918 at Portsea, Parish Church, Hampshire, England. Curate O.A. Hunt officiated
Member of the Warragul Rifle club for two years
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal