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SYMONS, William John
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
SYMONS, William John
Date Of Birth
10 Jul 1889
Age
26
Birth Place
Eaglehawk, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Nationality
Australian
Resided Place
Australia; England
Date
1915
Date Of Death
1948
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Later Lieutenant-Colonel. Also served in the Second World War with the Home Guard. Parents: William Sampson Symons and Mary Emma (nee Manning) of Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia; husband of Isabel Anna Hockley.
Rank Name
Second Lieutenant
Gazette Date
1915
Gazette Page
10153 (V.C.); Issue: 29328 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Lone Pine, Gallipoli
Service
Australian Army
Regiment
Australian Imperial Force
Battalion
7th Battalion (Victoria)
Commemorated
Golders Green Cemetery, London; Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia
Place of Death
London
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
1914/15 Star
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
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The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
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