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LYONS, Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1273 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 7 August 1915, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Mining Corps |
| Born: | Beaconsfield, Tasmania, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Beaconsfield, West Tamar, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Black Watch Shaft, France, 27 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension Plot I, Row C, Grave 21, Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension, Hersin-Coupigny, Lens, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 1273, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 20 Feb 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 1273, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 1273, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 1273, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 1273, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 27 Nov 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 1273, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1273 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1916-11-27 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Mrs Gladys Emma Lyons of Queenstown, Tasmania
Brother of Thomas Lyons, who also served in WW1 and was discharged on 25th October 1919 and died on 11th December aged 39.