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Leonard LYONS

Regimental number2229
Place of birthBairnsdale, Victoria
SchoolDaylesford State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGrazier
AddressStradbrook via Sale, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Lyons, Stradbrook via Sale, Victoria
Enlistment date3 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll26 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name46th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/63/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on 16 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Divisional Signal Company
FateKilled in Action 27 March 1918
Place of death or woundingAlbert, France
Age at death30
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialSentis Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. I), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
25
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Morris and Mary LYONS, Stradbrook, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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