Vincent Peter LYONS

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Service Numbers:	247, 247A
Enlisted:	3 April 1916, Geelong, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	1st Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Occupation:	Cook
Died:	5 July 1955, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne

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3 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 247, 15th Machine Gun Company, Geelong, Vic.
4 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 247, 15th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: ''
4 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 247, 15th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne
29 Jan 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Machine Gun Company, France
15 Apr 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 247, 2nd Machine Gun Company, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, Lagnicourt
20 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 247, 2nd Machine Gun Company, Menin Road
4 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 247, 2nd Machine Gun Company, Broodseinde Ridge
1 Apr 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , France. Also allotted new SN of 247A.
14 Apr 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 247A, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , German Spring Offensive 1918, Hazebrouck
9 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 247A, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , The Battle of Amiens
25 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 247A, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , "The Last Hundred Days", Gassed during the attack on Chuignes. Evacuated to UK. Never rejoined unit.
24 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 247A, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , RTA 22 December 1918 and discharged as MU.

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