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LAYH, Cyril Keith
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1065 |
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Enlisted: | 29 April 1915, Enlisted at Sydney |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | 3rd Divisional Signal Company |
Born: | Horsham, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
Home Town: | Hay, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Wagga Wagga Public School, New South Wales |
Occupation: | Mechanic |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 October 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Walkers Ridge Cemetery Special Memorial 13 Headstone inscription reads: He volunteered for love of Australia, |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sydney NSW Post Master General's Department Honour Roll, Wagga Wagga Cenotaph |
Service History
World War 1 Service
29 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 1065, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, Enlisted at Sydney | |
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4 Jun 1915: | Involvement Sapper, 1065, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: '' | |
4 Jun 1915: | Embarked Sapper, 1065, 3rd Divisional Signal Company, HMAT Port Macquarie, Melbourne | |
6 Oct 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 1065, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1065 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Division Signals Company awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-10-06 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Residential address at the time of enlistment was 36 Blue Street, North Sydney, NSW
Son of Carl Emil and Amelia Layh of Coke Street, Hay, NSW. Brother of Carl Eric Layh
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal