| Regimental number | 1820 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Semaphore, South Australia |
| School | Le Fevres Peninsula Public School, South Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | Nelson Street, Semaphore, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M Lyall, Nelson Street, Semaphore, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served in the Royal Australian Naval Brigade (Compulsory Military Training scheme). |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 27th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A61 Kanowna on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) (Plot VI, Row L, Grave No. 15), Zillebeke, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 110 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Arthur and Margaret LYALL, Nelson Street, Semaphore, South Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 1571 Pte Cecil Herbert LYALL, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 22 May 1919; 4216 Pte Kenneth Malcolm LYALL, 50th Bn, returned to Australkia, 21 December 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Wounded in action, Gallipoli, 6 October 1915. Killed in action, 10 October 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |