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Name	William John Symons
Alternative Names	William John Pen Symons
Born	12 July, 1889 Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Died	24 June, 1948 (aged 58) London, Middlesex, England
Cause of Death	cancer (brain)
Related Entries	[View as tree] Elliott, Harold Edward (senior officer)
Education *	Eaglehawk State School (Vic) (student, 1895-1905)
Occupation *	soldier (1906-1915) Federal, Australia army officer (1915-1918) Federal, Australia
Military Service *	World War I (army officer) Battle of Dernancourt, April 1918 (army officer) Battle of Messines, 1917 (army officer) Dardanelles campaign, 1915-16 (army officer) Landing at Anzac Cove, 1915 (army officer) 7th Battalion (army officer, 1915-1916) 37th Batallion (army officer, 1916-1918)
Awards	Victoria Cross (recipient, 1915)

* Dates are approximate