William Vincent LYDON

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LYDON, William Vincent

Service Number:	931
Enlisted:	11 March 1916, Mildura, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	38th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mildura, Vic., 1895
Home Town:	Mildura, Mildura Shire, Victoria
Schooling:	Mildura High School
Occupation:	Horticulturist
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 13 May 1917
Cemetery:	Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 2
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Irymple State School No 3174 Roll of Honor, Mildura High School Memorial Plaque, Mildura High School Roll of Honor Book and Cabinet, Mildura High School WW1 Honour Board

World War 1 Service

11 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 931, 38th Infantry Battalion, Mildura, Vic.
20 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 931, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
20 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 931, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of William and Kate LYDON, Irymple, Victoria

HAVE MERCY UPON HIM LORD AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM

LATE PTE. W. V. l.YDON.
Mrs. W. Lydon, of Irymple, has received the sad intimation that her only son Private William V. Lydon, was killed while fighting in France on the 13th May. He was little more than a lad, and is the third of the local high school boys who has made the supreme sacrifice on behalf of home and of Empire. Great sympathy is felt for Mrs. l.ydon and for the two sorrowing sister's of the young soldier.
R.I.P.

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