Leslie David TYNAN

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Service Number:	2872
Enlisted:	16 August 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bankstown, New South Wales, 1894
Home Town:	Ourimbah, Wyong Shire, New South Wales
Schooling:	Public School, New South Wales
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Pozieres, Somme Sector, France, 26 July 1916
Cemetery:	Pozières British Cemetery Plot 111, Row M, Grave 42 Headstone inscription reads: Dearly loved, Pozieres British Cemetery Ovillers-La Boisselle, Pozieres, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Durrumbul Main Arm Public School Honor Roll, Ourimbah Memorial Arch

16 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2872, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
2 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 2872, 19th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 2872, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
26 Jul 1916:	Involvement Private, 2872, 4th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2872 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-26

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Son of James and Margaret Ann Tynan od Ourimbah, NSW

14 February 1916 - transferred from the 19th Battalion to the 4th Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal