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LANYON, Cuthbert John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 124 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Peters, South Australia, Australia, 14 April 1896 |
| Home Town: | St Peters (SA), Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia |
| Schooling: | East Adelaide High School, South Australia, Australia |
| Occupation: | Warehouse Assistant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 20 July 1916, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Norwood St Bartholomew's Anglican Church Honour Roll, St Peters All Souls Anglican Church Honour Board WW1, St Peters Heroes War Memorial, St. Peters East Adelaide Public School Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 124, Depot Battalion , Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 124, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 124, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 124, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Transylvania" | |
| 23 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 124, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 124, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 124, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action |
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