Lyall Falconer HOWARD

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Service Number:	803
Enlisted:	27 January 1916, Lismore, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Bushgrove, New South Wales, Australia, 1 May 1896
Home Town:	Maclean, Clarence Valley, New South Wales
Schooling:	Maclean Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Engineer
Died:	Chronic Bronchitis (war service related) , Earlwood, New South Wales, Australia, 30 November 1955, aged 59 years
Cemetery:	Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Methodist Section 1AW, Grave 728
Memorials:	Cowper Public School WW1 Honor Roll, Grafton Lower Southgate Public School WW1 Roll of Honour, Maclean Public School Roll of Honour

27 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Lismore, New South Wales
6 Jun 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 803, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
6 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 803, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne
29 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne
15 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 803, 3rd Pioneer Battalion

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Son of Walter and Jane HOWARD, Maclean, Clarence River.

Lyall saw service in France and was gassed at Messines in July 1917 but returned to duty after three months in hospital.

Father of former Australian Prime Minister, John Howard