Rifleman

John Symons

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of the late Samuel Symons, of Warnambool, Victoria, Australia; husband of Marion J. Symons, of Sulphur Beach, Northcote, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
42423
Name:
John Symons
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs J. Symons (wife), Pupuke Road, Birkenhead, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Driver
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 3 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of sickness following wounds received in France Oct., 1917
Date of Death:
09 May 1918
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
43
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
05 April 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 81
Vessel:
Devon
Destination:
Devonport, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Screen Wall. B10. 669.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
John Symons
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