Regimental number | 7520 |
Place of birth | Underwood, Tasmania |
School | State School, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Collingwood, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, J H Lyons, East West Railway, Port Augusta, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 24.8 |
Place of burial | Heath Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 14), Harbonnieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 50 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Hannah LYONS, 84 Nicholson Street, Abbotsford, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousin to Charles Jenkins, Signaller killed somewhere in France. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |