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LYFORD, Edgar Clement

Service Number:	2688
Enlisted:	1 September 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Divisional Signal Company
Born:	Blyth, South Australia, 3 January 1880
Home Town:	Largs Bay, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Customs Officer
Died:	18 March 1936, aged 56 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia Section: LO, Road: 5S, Site No: 40
Memorials:	Largs Bay St Alban's Church Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

1 Sep 1916:	Enlisted
23 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2688, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
23 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2688, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Adelaide
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2688, 5th Divisional Signal Company

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