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LYONS, Samuel
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 6432, 6432A |
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| Enlisted: | 21 October 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Waterloo, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Waterloo, Pyrenees, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Natural causes, Waterloo, Victoria, Australia, 9 July 1969 |
| Cemetery: |
Waterloo Cemetery Waterloo, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Beaufort-Ripon Shire Honour Roll (WW1) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6432, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 23 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6432, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6432, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 66th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Jul 1918: | Wounded Private, 6432A, 21st Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", Gas | |
| 18 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6432A, 21st Infantry Battalion |
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