William Cornwallis Symonds | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 August 1810 Lymington, Hampshire, England[1] |
| Died | 23 November 1841 (aged 31) Manukau Harbour, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1828–1841 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | 38th Regiment of Foot[2] 74th Regiment of Foot[3] 96th Regiment of Foot[4] |
| Relations | William Symonds (father)[5] Thomas Symonds (grandfather) Mary Anne Whitby (aunt) Thomas Symonds (brother) Jermyn Symonds (brother) |
Captain William Cornwallis Symonds (1 August 1810[6] – 23 November 1841) was a British Army officer who was prominent in the early colonisation of New Zealand.
- ^ WO 25/792/111: Folio 223. Statement of Services of William C. Symonds of the 38th Regiment of Foot with a Record of such Particulars as may be useful in case of his Death – via The National Archives, Kew
- ^ The Army List, for March, 1828. London: War Office. 1828. p. 32.
- ^ The Army List, for June, 1837. London: War Office. 1837. p. 43.
- ^ Hart, Henry George (1842). The New Army List, for April, 1842. London: John Murray. p. 148.
- ^ "Drowned at Manukau". New Zealand Herald and Auckland Gazette. Vol. 1, no. 29. 27 November 1841. p. 3 – via Papers Past.
- ^ Symonds, Sir William; Sharp, James A. (1858). Memoirs of the Life and Services of Rear-Admiral Sir William Symonds ...: Surveyor of the Navy from 1832 to 1847. Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts. p. 201. Retrieved 14 February 2019.