Robert Joseph LYONS

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Service Numbers:	3226A, 3226
Enlisted:	8 May 1916, Place of Enlistment, Brisbane Queensland.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	47th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Cooktown, Queensland, Australia, 26 April 1892
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Civil Servant.
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 9 August 1917, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Derry House Cemetery No.2 Section II, Row C, Site No 7
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

8 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3226A, 47th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Brisbane Queensland.
22 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 3226, 47th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 3226, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney
3 Mar 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 47th Infantry Battalion, Corporal VC
9 Aug 1917:	Involvement Private, 3226A, 47th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3226A awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-08-09

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