Penn Symons, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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British Army officer
Date of Birth: 17-Jul-1843
Place of Birth: Hatt, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 23-Oct-1899
Profession: military personnel
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Penn Symons
- Major-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.
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