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William John Symons VC (10 July 1889 – 24 June 1948) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was 26 years old, and a second lieutenant in the 7th Battalion, (Victoria), Australian Imperial Force during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. He later achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel during World War II. His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia.

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  • William Symons
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  • William John Symons VC (10 July 1889 – 24 June 1948) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was 26 years old, and a second lieutenant in the 7th Battalion, (Victoria), Australian Imperial Force during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. He later achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel during World War II. His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia.
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  • 1906(xsd:integer)
  • 1941(xsd:integer)
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  • 1889-07-10(xsd:date)
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  • Paddington, England
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  • William Symons
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  • Bendigo, Victoria
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  • 1948-06-24(xsd:date)
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  • *First World War *
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  • William John Symons VC (10 July 1889 – 24 June 1948) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was 26 years old, and a second lieutenant in the 7th Battalion, (Victoria), Australian Imperial Force during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 8–9 August 1915, at Lone Pine, Gallipoli, Turkey, Symons was in command of a section of newly captured trenches and repelled several counter-attacks with great coolness. An enemy attack on an isolated sap early in the morning resulted in six officers becoming casualties and part of the sap being lost, but Symons retook it, shooting two Turks. The sap was then attacked from three sides and this officer managed, in the face of heavy fire, to build a barricade. On the enemy setting fire to the head cover, he extinguished it and rebuilt the barricade. His coolness and determination finally compelled the enemy to withdraw. He later achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel during World War II. His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia.
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