| Regimental number | 2555 |
| Place of birth | Prospect, South Australia |
| School | Christian Brothers School, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Law student |
| Address | Clifford Street, Torrensville, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Christobelle Klauer, Clifford Street, Torrensville, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served in 78th Bn, Senior Cadets, and as 2nd Lt, 78th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Acting Sergeant |
| Unit name | 27th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 33), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 110 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Supreme Court Roll of Honour, Adelaide, South Australia. Inscription ('Those Who Fell') reads: 'Ante diem periit sed miles sed pro patria' ['He died before his time, but as a soldier, and for his country.' From the Poem 'Clifton Chapel' by Henry Newbolt]. Commemorated in West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia. Parents: The Hon E.L.W. and Christabel KLAUER, 97 Carlton Parade, Torrensville, South Australia. Photo: Peter Dennis |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 14 January 1916 (pyrexia, unknown origin); discharged to Base Details, Zeitoun, 21 January 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 21 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 27 March 1916. Attached to 2nd Field Survey Company, 1 July 1916; rejoined Bn, in the field, 3 March 1917. Attached to 7th Brigade Headquarters, 17 May 1917. Found guilty, 31 May 1917, of failing to salute an Officer: forfeited 6 days' pay. Appointed Lance Corporal, 13 December 1917. Killed in action, 2 September 1918. Handwritten note, Form B103: 'Buried Isolated Grave in Field In Shell Hole just S. of Allaines & 1½ mls N of Peronne' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, KLAUER Lyle Stanley Durham
Red Cross File No 1530104E |
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