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LYONS, John Bain

Service Numbers:	9420, S70280
Enlisted:	14 June 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	3rd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Born:	North Adelaide, SA, 7 September 1891
Home Town:	Goodwood, Unley, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Jeweller
Died:	Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, 16 May 1975, aged 83 years
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials:	Adelaide Holy Trinity Church WW1 Honour Board 2

World War 1 Service

14 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 9420, Reinforcements WW1, Keswick, South Australia
16 Mar 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 9420, 3rd Field Ambulance, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
31 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 9420, 12th Field Ambulance

World War 2 Service

1 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Lance Corporal, S70280, 3rd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Adelaide, SA
1 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, S70280
10 Oct 1945:	Discharged Corporal, 3rd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)

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