Private Frank Symon
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1898-03-01
Place of birth: St. Peter Port Guernsey
Next of kin: Nellie Symon, mother. 53 Empire Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Munition Worker
Occupation (normalized): Labourer
Address:
53 Empire Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1918-09-02
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Queant Road Cemetery, VII. E. 12.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 1096301
Highest Rank:
Private
(3rd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-11-24 to 1918-09-02
- Private (Army). 1917-06-10 to 1917-11-24
- Private (Army). 1917-04-18 to 1917-06-10
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded July 17, 1918 at Fampoux, KIA at the Drocourt-Queant Line
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 314038
LAC ID:
261841
Service file: B8917-S027
Uploader's Notes: Son of Walter Thomas Symon and Ellen 'Nellie' Symon (nee Hine); older brother of Clifford John Simons (Service No. 249521). 1901 and 1911 English Census records show the family name spelled as 'Simon' rather than 'Symon'. Note that his brother served under the surname 'Simons'
Uploader's Research notes: 255th Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 255th Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 12th Reserve Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-07-31