Corporal

Arthur Symons

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Symons, of Waipukurau, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Casualty

Service Number: 
15797
Name:
Arthur Symons
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
M.C. Symons (father), Ongaonga, Waipawa, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Butcher
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
27 March 1918
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
26 July 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 59
HMNZT 60
Vessel:
Waitemata or Ulimaroa
Destination:
Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
V. C. 7.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Arthur Symons
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