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LYONS, Thomas William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4774 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 April 1916, Place of enlistment - Claremont |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Beaconsfield, Tasmania, 12 April 1887 |
| Home Town: | Beaconsfield, West Tamar, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Beaconsfield, West Tamar - Tasmania, Australia, 13 December 1926, aged 39 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania Burial number 6683, Block A2, Grave 188 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 4774, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Place of enlistment - Claremont | |
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| 25 May 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 4774, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 25 May 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 4774, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 25 May 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 4774, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
| 25 May 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 4774, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
| 25 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, 4774, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Returned to Australia 2nd September 1919 on HMAT 'A38' Ulysses |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of John and Gladys Emma Lyons of Beaconsfield, Tasmania.
Brother of Sapper Michael Lyons 1273 killed in action 27th November 1916 (Black Watch shaft) France.