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SYMONS, Ernest John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 321 |
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Enlisted: | 2 August 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | First Class Air Mechanic |
Last Unit: | No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps |
Born: | Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 1880 |
Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Watchmaker & Jeweller |
Died: | Heidleberg, Victoria, Australia, 1950, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
2 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 321, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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16 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 321, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
16 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 321, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
31 Dec 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Class Air Mechanic, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps | |
1 Jan 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, First Class Air Mechanic, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps | |
1 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, First Class Air Mechanic, 321, No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Symons and Julia Symons nee Dann of Charles Street, Footscray, Victoria formerly of Fitzroy, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 4 March 1919 aboard HT Port Sydney disembarking on 17 April 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1919c Ernest married Ruby Tanner in Victoria