TYLER, William Bernard
| Service Number: | 1270 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Eugowra, New South Wales, Australia , 7 June 1887 |
| Home Town: | Goondiwindi, Goondiwindi, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Peak Hill Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Palestine, 11 November 1917, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Jerusalem Memorial, Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel Panel 59 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Goondiwindi War Memorial, Jerusalem Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 2 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1270, 5th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 17 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 1270, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Hymettus embarkation_ship_number: A1 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 1270, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Hymettus, Brisbane | |
| 10 Nov 1917: | Involvement Trooper, 1270, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1270 awm_unit: 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-11-10 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
William Bernard Tyler was the son of William Bernard Tyler and Emily Tyler, of Goondiwindi, Queensland.
Six weeks prior, William’s older brother, 419 Pte. Samuel Alloisous Tyler 13th Machine Gun Company, had been killed in action near Ypres in Belgium, on 27 September 1917, aged 39.
Neither brother had a known grave and are remembered on the Jerusalem Memorial in Palestine and the Menin Gate Memorial in Belgium.
Their mother Emily received the news of the death of her two sons over the period of a fortnight.
A third brother, 1746 Pte. Hubert John Tyler 42nd Battalion AIF, fought on the Western Front and was returned to Australia during June 1919.
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