| Symes | F H | 7076 | Private | MID LG: 10 September 1901, page: 5944. Source: Field Marshal Roberts. 4 September 1901. Re: General mentions
This page contains all the London Gazette pages for the Boer War | Royal Sussex Regiment |
| Symes | G S | | Lieutenant | He was born 29 July 1882, only son of Lieutenant Colonel W A Symes, 71st Highland Light Infantry, and the Honourable Mrs Symes. He was educated at Malvern College, and Sandhurst, from which latter he joined the Army 11 August 1900, as a Second Lieutenant in the Hampshire Regiment; became Lieutenant 21 April 1902. He served in the South African War, 1902, in operations, in the Transvaal (Queen's Medal with two clasps). He saw active service again in the Aden Hinterland, 1903-4; was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 17 February 1905], and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 14 April 1905]: "George Stewart Symes, Lieutenant, The Hampshire Regiment. In recognition of services during the operations in connection with the protection of the Aden Boundary Commission, 1903—1. He was employed with the Egyptian Army from 28 December 1905, and from October 1907 to May 1908, was ADC to the Sirdar; became Captain 9 May 1907. He served in the Blue Nile Expedition, Sudan, 1908, for which he received the Egyptian Medal; was a GSO3 from May 1911 to December 1913; received the 4th Class Osmanieh in 1912; was appointed Private Secretary to the Sirdar and Governor-General of the Sudan, January 1914. He became Major, Hampshire Regiment, 1 September 1915. Major Symes served in the European War, on Special Service as GSO1 on the Staff of the High Commissioner in Egypt, with the temporary rank of Lieutenant Colonel, and was four times mentioned in Despatches. He received the 3rd Class Order of the Nile in 1915, and the CMG in 1917, and was given the Brevet of Lieutenant Colonel 3 June 1917. Lieutenant Colonel Symes married, in 1913, Violet Colston, youngest daughter of J Felix Brown, and they had a son and a daughter.
Source: DSO recipients (VC and DSO Book) | Hampshire Regiment |
| Symes | H | | | 2nd Battalion
Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | (Prince Albert's) Somerset Light Infantry |
| Symes | Harry | 28783 | Private | Source: QSA Medal Rolls | 36th Company, 9th Btn, IY |
| Symes | J | 868 | Trooper | Served 24 Mar 00 to 01 Oct 00. From Colonial Scouts. To VCR
Source: Nominal roll in WO127 | Natal Carbineers |
| Symes | J | 231 | Trooper | Also served NC
Source: Nominal roll in WO127 | Natal Volunteer Composite Regiment |
| Symes | J | 77256 | Private | Frontier Wars. SAGS (0) | Army Service Corps |
| Symes | J H | 4574 | Private | QSA (4).
Source: QSA medal rolls | 3rd (The Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards |
| Symes | J J | T/1636 | Private | Frontier Wars. SAGS (1) 1879 | Army Service Corps |
| Symes | J R | | Private | Natal 1906 (0)
Source: Recipients of the Natal 1906 Medal | Natal Royal Regiment |
| Symes | John John | 153 | Trooper | Source: Nominal roll in WO127 | Colonial Scouts |
| Symes | L J | | Trooper | Source: Nominal roll in WO127 | Colonial Scouts |
| Symes | L J | 1672 | Lance Corporal | Discharged 25 Feb 01 completion of service
Source: Nominal roll in WO127 | South African Light Horse |
| Symes | L P | | | Source: QSA and KSA medal rolls | New Zealand, 1st Contingent NZ Mounted Rifles |
| Symes | M | | Trooper | Frontier Wars. SAGS (1) 1879 | Transvaal Rangers |
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