Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Drayton, Berks, England |
School | King Alfred's Grammar School, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 19 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miller |
Address | Flowerdale, Table Cape, Tasmania |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 47 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs J T Tyrrell, Flowerdale, Table Cape, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Served as Lieutenant in Tasmanian Infantry and later Captain and Squadron Commander in 26th Light Horse. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Captain |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Armentieres, France |
Age at death | 49 |
Place of burial | Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 2), Armentieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 133 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Martha TYRRELL; husband of Mrs. E.S. TYRRELL, Flowerdale, Wynyard, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Son: Geoffrey Tyrrell, 3rd Light Horse injured at Sinai, 9th January 1917. |
Other details | War Service: Gallipoli, Western Front |