| Service number | V42083, 340, VX104335 |
|---|---|
| Ranks Held | Corporal, Second Lieutenant |
| Birth Date | 1894-10-18 |
| Birth Place | Australia: New South Wales, Deniliquin |
| Death Date | 1974-10-28 |
| Final Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit | I ANZAC Cyclist Battalion |
| Place | Deniliquin |
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Lieutenant Colonel Arno Edgar Symons
Rolls
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Corporal
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First World War Nominal Roll:
- Unit
- I ANZAC Cyclist Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Second Lieutenant
Timeline
| Date of birth | 18 October 1894 | Deniliquin NSW |
|---|---|---|
| WW1 Service 1 | 18 August 1914 | enlisted 4th Light Horse |
| Date of enlistment | 19 August 1914 | |
| Date of embarkation | 19 October 1914 | |
| Date commissioned | 25 January 1917 | |
| WW1 Service 2 | 25 January 1917 | 2lieutenant |
| WW1 Service 3 | 22 February 1917 | 1st battalion |
| WW1 Service 4 | 22 July 1917 | lieutenant |
| Date returned to Australia | 24 September 1918 | |
| WW1 Service 5 | 24 January 1919 | demobilised |
| Interwar Service 2 | 02 September 1920 | lieutenant 2/37th battalion |
| Interwar Service 3 | 31 March 1921 | 37th battalion |
| Interwar Service 4 | 01 April 1922 | captain |
| Interwar Service 5 | 09 November 1925 | major |
| Interwar Service 6 | 01 July 1930 | 37/52nd battalion |
| Interwar Service 7 | 09 November 1936 | Unattached List |
| Career summary 1 | 15 December 1939 | major 52nd battalion |
| Career summary 2 | 21 February 1940 | temporary lieutenant colonel, commanding officer 52nd battalion |
| Appointment | 1940-02-21 - 1942-08-11 | Battalion: 52nd; Rank on appointment: major, temporary lieutenant colonel ; Appointed from: major 52nd battalion ; Reason for end of appointment: new command -infantry battalion /BA |
| Career summary 3 | 1941-06-09 - 1941-07-05 | course S Comd commanding officer & staff officer s #10 (bn c |
| Career summary 4 | 13 October 1941 | full time duty |
| Career summary 5 | 1942-03-28 - 1942-04-14 | course anti tank Sc |
| Career summary 6 | 31 July 1942 | enlisted 2AIF |
| Career summary 7 | 11 August 1942 | commanding officer 37/52nd battalion |
| Appointment | 1942-08-11 - 1942-09-06 | Battalion: 37/52nd; Rank on appointment: major, temporary lieutenant colonel ; Appointed from: commanding officer 52nd battalion ; Reason for end of appointment: age |
| Career summary 8 | 06 September 1942 | relinquished command 37/52nd |
| Career summary 9 | 28 April 1944 | Reserve of Officers |
| Career summary 10 | 19 July 1944 | Not considered fro seconded to AIF as on Reserve of Officers |
| Date of death | 28 October 1974 | |
| Pre WW1 Service 1 | c 1911 | SGT 15th Light Horseregiment |
| Interwar Service 1 | lieutenant 2/37th Infantry regiment 22 Jul 17 (in absentia) |