Ernest SYMONS

Regimental number31368
Place of birthConstantine, Cornwall, England
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinBrother, Harold Symons, Pungarehu via New Plymouth
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 November 1916
The infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of disease 8 October 1918
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)'Roll of Honour' gives final unit as Entrenching Battalion.
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialNeath Cemetery (Row C, Grave No 166), Llantwit, Glamorgan, Wales
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Johanna Symons, Normandy Street, Fitzroy
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 10