Allen Dunstan SYMONS

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Service Numbers:	25828, S67301
Enlisted:	5 January 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	1st (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Born:	Peterborough, SA, 23 March 1894
Home Town:	Peterborough (Formerly Petersburg), South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Storeman
Died:	Woodville, South Australia, 30 January 1969, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Cremated. Ashes interred on the 31 May 1969. Tranquility area, Wall 69, Niche E004. Internment expires 31 May 2033
Memorials:

5 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 25828, 4th Field Artillery Regiment, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
1 Aug 1916:	Embarked Driver, 25828, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne
1 Aug 1916:	Involvement Driver, 25828, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
3 Jan 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, From the 4th Field Artillery Brigade
25 Jan 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , From the 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column
20 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 25828, Gunshot wound to right shoulder
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement Driver, 25828
9 Mar 1919:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade

8 Apr 1942:	Involvement Lance Corporal, S67301, 1st (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
8 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Adelaide, SA
8 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, S67301
8 Oct 1945:	Discharged

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Son of John Dunstab Symons and Annie Maria Symons nee Bullock of Victoria Street, Queenstown, SA

Commenced return to Australia on 15 June 1919 aboard HT Swakepmund disembarking on the 30 July 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 22 November 1924 Allen married Kathleen Morna Carroll in the Alberton Methodist Church, SA. Father of Shirley Kathleen Symons

At the time of his death he was residing at Woodville South, SA