Thomas William LYONS

LYONS, Thomas William

Service Number: 4774
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
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World War 1 Service

24 Apr 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 4774, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), Place of enlistment - Claremont
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

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Biography 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.