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LYON, Frank
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 903 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Longford, Tas., 1887 |
| Home Town: | Longford, Northern Midlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Longford Christ Church Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 903, 21st Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 903, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 903, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Born Frank Stewart LYON 03 August 1884 at Longford Tasmania.
Son of William & Janet LYON nee KELTY
Of Longford, Tasmania
Reported wounded & missing in Action 28 June 1916
POW in Germany then transferred to be interned in Switzerland on 27 November 1917
Repatriated from Switzerland to England on 9 December 1918
Returned to Australia: 15 April 1919 per ‘Derbyshire’
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