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TYSON, Albert

Service Number:	2429
Enlisted:	9 May 1916, Enlisted at Belmont, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	44th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kanowna, Western Australia, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Meekatharra, Meekatharra, Western Australia
Schooling:	Meekatharra, Western Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Wounds, France, 9 July 1917
Cemetery:	Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais Plot 1, Row U, Grave 26
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial

World War 1 Service

9 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2429, 44th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Belmont, WA
13 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2429, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: ''
13 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2429, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Macquarie, Fremantle
27 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2429, Gunshot wound to the chin but remained on duty

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John Tyson and Emily Gray of Meekatharra, WA

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal