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LYNE, Robert Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3578 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, September 1888 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway employee |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Polygon Wood, Belgium, 27 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Tyne Cot Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Plot XLI, Row B, Grave No. 3, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Passchendaele, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Geelong War Memorial, St Albans Concord Division O.S.T. No 8 Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3578, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3578, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3578, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 23 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
| 15 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 58th Infantry Battalion, Belgium | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3578, 58th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood | |
| 27 Sep 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 3578, 58th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3578 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-09-27 |
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