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Symonds, James William Guy, 1877-1951
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Dates of existence
1877-1951
History
Symonds, James William Guy, only son of James Sexton Simonds, Superintendent of the London Fire Brigade, by Annie Guy Spence; b. Nov. 29, 1877; adm. Sept. 25, 1890 (R); left July 1895; assumed the surname of Symonds in lieu of Simonds; temp. Lieut.-Col. R.F.A. May 1, 1915; served in British East Africa and France; wounded at Flers Oct. 1916; employed Ministry of Munitions; demob. June 1919; mentioned in despatches L.G. Jan. 4, May 18, and Dec. 14, 1917; D.S.O. June 4, 1917; served during Great War II as Fire Adviser Grade I at the Home Office; C.B.E. Jan. 1, 1945; m. Anne Morland, daughter of Thomas Richardson, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne; d. Aug. 1951.
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International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition
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Full
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Prepared for import into AtoM by Westminster School Archive staff, 2019-2020
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The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from Play 1883 to Election 1960, Volume 3, compiled by J.B. Whitmore, G.R.Y. Radcliffe and D.C. Simpson, Barnet, 1963