TYERS, Percy John
| Service Number: | 2822 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Inverleigh, Victoria, Australia, 17 January 1896 |
| Home Town: | Camberwell, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Fyansford State School no. 1691, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 3 October 1917, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Hagle Dump Cemetery Plot IV, Row E, Grave No. 14, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Batesford Fyansford Church of England Honor Roll, Camberwell War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2822, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2822, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2822, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 27 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2822, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 26 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2822, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm | |
| 3 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2822, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second) | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2822, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Menin Road | |
| 3 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2822, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge |
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Son of John Robert and Ellen Tyers, of 8, Station St., Camberwell, Victoria, Australia.
UNTIL THE DAY BREAKS
TYERS.- In loving memory of our dearly loved son and brother, Pte. Percy John Tyers, D Company, 23rd Battalion, killed in action Broodseinde Ridge, October 3, 1917. A tribute to the memory of his fallen comrades of the 6th Reinforcements, 23rd and 24th Battalions.
United - at rest.
TYERS.— A tribute of love to the memory of our dear friend, Percy John Tyers, aged 21 and 9 months, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Tyers, 8 Station street, Camberwell, after two years and two months' service.
The supreme sacrifice.
His duty nobly done.
—(Inserted by Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Pyle and Vera Sharp, Dalmally, Berrigan, New South Wales.)
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