Lewis Vivian SYMONS

Regimental number8/3086
AddressGalloway
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs H Symons, Galloway, Otago
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
The 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 aboard three ships ('Aparima', 'Navua' and 'Warrimoo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 12 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialEtaples Military Cemetery (Plot VII, Row D, Grave No 5), Pas de Calais, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Agnes and the late Henry Symons, 'Ferndale', Galloway, Otago Central
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Seventh