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LYONS, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1325 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 November 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Brigade (2/AIF) |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Occupation: | Cook |
| Died: | Macarthur, Victoria, Australia, 1 November 1958, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Macarthur Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
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World War 1 Service
| 28 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1325, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1325, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1325, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
| 2 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1325, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, During the conflict at Gallipoli Jack received severe gunshot wounds, to left buttock, thigh and groin. The following day he was transferred to Alexandria Hospital and then back to England before being returned to Australia in October. | |
| 4 Mar 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1325, 16th Infantry Brigade (2/AIF), Medical Discharge after returning to Australia |
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