Laurence Andrew (Laurie) LYONS

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Service Number:	NX127315
Enlisted:	20 October 1942
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Manly, New South Wales, Australia., 12 May 1923
Home Town:	Penshurst, Hurstville, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Engineering. (Glass Worker).
Died:	Killed in Action, New Guinea, 10 August 1945, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot TT. Row B. Grave 3. Personal Inscription ~ “OUR HERO … NEVER FORGOTTEN … R.I.P.”.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, NX127315
20 Oct 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 8th Training Battalion
22 Feb 1944:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion

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