Sir William Penn Symons | |
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Born | Hatt, Cornwall | 17 July 1843
Died | 23 October 1899 Talana Hill, Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal | (aged 56)
Buried | Talana Hill, Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal 28°6′49″S 30°12′18″E / 28.11361°S 30.20500°E |
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Years of service | 1863–1899 |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Unit | 24th Foot |
Battles/wars | Ninth Xhosa War Anglo-Zulu War Third Anglo-Burmese War Chin-Lushai Expedition Mahsud Expedition Tochi Valley Expedition 1897–1898 Tirah Campaign Second Boer War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
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Lieutenant-General Sir William Penn Symons KCB (17 July 1843 – 23 October 1899) was a British Army officer who was mortally wounded as he commanded his forces at the Battle of Talana Hill during the Second Boer War. While his forces won the battle, they had to abandon their position and fall back to Ladysmith. Symons and the more severely wounded were left to the Boers; he died three days later as a prisoner of war. A monument to his valour was raised in Victoria Park, Saltash, Cornwall, UK.