Benjamin SYMONS

Regimental number24/2106
OccupationRailway servant
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Symons, 5 Millward Street, Wellington
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Reinforcements to 1st and 2nd Battalions, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 4 March 1916
Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 5 March 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 27 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialUnderhill Farm Cemetery (Row C, Grave No 14), Hainaut, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late William and Emily Symons, Wellington
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 33