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Symons, Andrew Henry

Date of Birth
Service No.
233064
Rank
Able Seaman
Regiment
Royal Navy
HMS Lion
Date of Death
Circumstances of Death
Severely wounded, shrapnel wound to the head, during action in the North Sea
Other Biographical Details
The son of Henry Herbert and Annie Symons née Hood. Mother: Annie, 2 Prospect Place, Green Street Green, Springton Kent. the son of Henry Herbert and Annie Symons née Hood. His father, born in England, was in the Coast Guard; his mother was born in Co. Cork. The 1901 Census shows his father was then a chief boatman stationed at Trabolgan, Co. Cork. Children present were Ethel (21), Alfred (18), Alice (15), and Andrew (12).

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