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LYALL, Donald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 587 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1915, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Clarence Town, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Clarence Town, Dungog, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 15, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Clarence Town War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 587, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 587, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 29 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 587, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert and Grace F. Lyall of Clarence Town, NSW.
Brother of James Lyall who was killed in action on 4 October 1917 while serving with the 1st Battlion and is buried in the Aeroplane Cemetery Plot 111, Row B, Grave 30 and John (Jack) Lyall MM who returned to Australia on 12 May 1918 having served with the 1st Machine Gun Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Previously served in both the cadets and the Citizen Military Forces
Prior to enlisted he was employed as a clerk in the Department of Education