Hello Norman, I'm afraid I haven't found anything but below are some further avenues of research. The Aus Military rootsweb list: subscription address AUS-MILITARY-L-request@rootsweb.com WWII nominal roll for Australia ( I checked all the men who were born or enlisted at Wangaratta but couldn't see him - perhaps your eyes are better). http://www.ww2roll.gov.au National Archives www.naa.gov.au Wangaratta Chronicle (the local newspaper) - I think this would be your best bet. They have historical articles all the time. 37 Rowan Street Wangaratta 3677 Ph: 03 5723 0100 Fax: 03 5721 9447 Email: phines@nenews.com.au Remember to consider that his surname may have been spelt differently as I didn't come across that spelling at all. Also could Kelly have been a nickname? There is no registered death that looks like his up until 1985 (unless of course his real christian name was something completely different) and he wasn't buried in Wangaratta cemetery up until 1996. Good luck, Jenny -----Original Message----- From: ivytrott@telkomsa.net To: AUS-VIC-NE@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:42 AM Subject: [AVNE] PRe-WW11 Jockey Seeking information on KELLY SYMMONDS who was in the Australian Army and taken prisoner in North Africa and moved to a prison camp in Italy. He escaped with friends into Switzerland and was billeted in the northern Swiss town of Degersheim. He had been a jockey in Wangaratta. Thank you Norman Trott in South Africa ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-VIC-NE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.