William John Symons Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for William John Symons, based on 2 World History Database records associated with Australia.

2 records1915–19152 events1 places

Chronological biography

1915

Lone Pine Trench Defence Led8 August 1915

Warfare / World War, 1st · Officer Seventh Battalion · Lone Pine

Symons leads men defending newly captured trenches during fierce Ottoman counterattacks at Lone Pine.

Symons Organises Lone Pine Counterattacks8 August 1915

Warfare / World War, 1st · Officer Seventh Battalion · Lone Pine

Symons organises local counterattacks and helps hold captured trenches during the Lone Pine fighting.

Titles and roles

Officer Seventh Battalion

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.