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William Routley TYRRELL

Regimental number3383
Place of birthNewtown, New South Wales
SchoolCamperville Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLoco fireman
AddressErskineville, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, Henry Albert Tyrrell, 14 Devine Street, Erskineville, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date21 May 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name33rd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/50/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 16 July 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll33rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 23 July 1918
Place of death or woundingAbbeville, France
Age at death28.6
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialCrouy British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 10), Crouy-Sur-Somme, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
123
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry Albert and Mary Anne TYRRELL, "Tiverton", 14 Devine Street, Erskineville, New South Wales. Native of Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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