John SYMONS

Regimental number42423
OccupationDriver
Next of kinWife, Mrs J Symons, Pupuke Road, Birkenhead, Auckland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, Reinforcements, G Company (Part)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 81 Devon on 5 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of disease 9 May 1918
Age at death from cemetery records43
Place of burialScreen Wall (B10. 669), Lodge Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late Samuel Symons, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia; Wife: Marion J. Symons, Sulphur Beach, Northcote, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 59, p. 19