We remember William John Symons

We remember William John Symons

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Timeline

Timeline

1889
birth Eaglehawk, Bendigo, Victoria Australia Source:8447931 10th July 1889
1914
service Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant 7 Battalion Source:9148592 2nd July 1914
1914
dates Age 25 Source:8104685 17th August 1914
1914
employment Traveller Source:8104685 17th August 1914
1914
enlistment Carlton, Victoria Australia Source:8104685 17th August 1914
1914
service Australian Imperial Force Private 37 Battalion Source:8104685 17th August 1914 - 18th August 1914
1914
service Australian Imperial Force Colour Sergeant 7 Battalion Source:8104685 19th August 1914 - 8th April 1915
1915
awards Victoria Cross (VC) British Award/Decoration Source:9148592 8th August 1915
1916
service Australian Imperial Force Captain 37 Battalion Source:9148592 1st May 1916 - 7th December 1918
1916
dates Age 28 Source:8104685 31st May 1916
1917
hospitalisation Wounded in the 10th Brigade's raid on 27 February 1917 Hospital/Institution Source:9148592 27th February 1917
1917
hospitalisation Gassed during the battle of Messines, Belgium Hospital/Institution Source:9148592 7th June 1917
1918
marriage Isabel Annie Hockley Source:9148592 15th August 1918
awards Order of the British Empire (OBE) British Award/Decoration Source:8447931
service Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant-Colonel Source:8447931
1948
death Brain tumour St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London United Kingdom Source:9148592 Source:8447931 24th June 1948

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names William John
Initials WJ
Last Name Symons
Source 8447931
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Australian Imperial Force 7 Battalion Colour Sergeant
Australian Imperial Force 37 Battalion Private
Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant-Colonel
Australian Imperial Force 7 Battalion Lieutenant
Australian Imperial Force 37 Battalion Captain
Awards
AwardTypeSource
Order of the British Empire (OBE) British Award/Decoration
VC British Award/Decoration
Victoria Cross (VC) British Award/Decoration
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Mary Emma Symons nee Manning mother
William Samson Symons father
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Isabel Annie Hockley wife 15th August 1918
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Fair Grey Brown
DateHeightSource
1914-08-17 5'9"
Religion
DateReligionSource
1914-08-17 Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Australian ANZACs from the National Archives of Australia
Victoria Cross Recipients 1854-2006 Transcription Charlotte33
Victoria Births Transcription Jonathan101862
England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription Jonathan101862
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription Jonathan101862

External Evidence

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Victoria Cross citiation, the London Gazette Charlotte33
Symons, William John (1889–1948) Jonathan101862
CHELSEA REGISTRATION DISTRICT Jonathan101862
William Symons Jonathan101862
Lieutenant (later Lieutenant Colonel) William Symons Jonathan101862

Multimedia

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Portrait photograph of W J Symons Charlotte33

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