William John LYONS

LYONS, William John

Service Number: 4544
Enlisted: 19 August 1915, Gladstone, QLD, Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 15th Infantry Battalion
Born: Bundaberg, Queensland, 4 June 1894
Home Town: Gladstone, Gladstone, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Cook
Died: Killed in Action, Somme, France, 8 August 1916, aged 22 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
(CWGC) Official Commemoration: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial - Somme, France., Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

19 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4544, 15th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
19 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4544, 15th Infantry Battalion, Gladstone, QLD, Australia
31 Jan 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4544, 15th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
31 Jan 1916: Embarked Private, 4544, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane

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Biography contributed by Daniel Bishop

Son of James Joseph LYONS, & Elizabeth "Lizzie" (nee FANNING) LYONS, of Gladstone, Queensland, Australia.