George LYONS

LYONS, George

Service Number: 2861
Enlisted: 29 June 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank: Lance Corporal
Last Unit: 55th Infantry Battalion
Born: Wellington, New South Wales, Australia, August 1890
Home Town: Orange, Orange Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, France, 9 March 1917
Cemetery: Bancourt British Cemetery
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Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Orange Cenotaph, Orange Holy Trinity Anglican Church Honour Board, Orange Soldiers' Memorial Avenue of Trees, Orange WW1 Honour Board, Wellington Hall of Memory Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

29 Jun 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2861, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
30 Sep 1915: Involvement Private, 2861, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
30 Sep 1915: Embarked Private, 2861, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
9 Mar 1917: Involvement Lance Corporal, 2861, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2861 awm_unit: 55th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-03-09

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