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KAY, Lionel
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2597, 2587 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 September 1916, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tas., 1896 |
| Home Town: | Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public School |
| Occupation: | Tinsmith |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Leichhardt War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2597, 38th Infantry Battalion, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2587, 38th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2587, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Frederick and Marion KAY, 39 Balmain Road, Leichhardt, New South Wales
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