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WAY, Lyle John
| Service Number: | 2253 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 October 1915, Served in Egypt & Sudan |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Australian Remount Unit |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 25 February 1892 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Boothby Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Drover |
| Died: | 28 May 1955, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
North Road Cemetery, Nailsworth, South Australia Path 23 South, Plot B293 |
| Memorials: | Cleve WW1 Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2253, Served in Egypt & Sudan | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 2253, 2nd Australian Remount Unit, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 2253, 2nd Australian Remount Unit, RMS Orontes, Sydney | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 2253 | |
| 26 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2253 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Lemar
Lyle the son of George Thomas WAY & Harte Louisa EVANS and was born on the 25th of February 1892 in Carrington Street, Adelaide, SA.
George and Harriet had married on the 11th of November 1889 at the residence of her brother in Cleve, SA.
His father was the son of John WAY & Catherine Treble POOL and was born on the 29th of January 1865 in Yankalilla, SA.
His mother was the daughter of Henry G EVANS & Esther Elizabeth MATTHEWS and was born on the 16th of May 1858 in Tothill Creek, SA.
Lyle was the second child born into this family of 5 children; 3 boys and 2 girls.
His father was one of the first settlers in Franklin Harbour, Cowell, SA and named their home “Pine Court”
His father was a grazier and they had 800 acres on sections 136 & 135 Hundred of Boothby.
Lyle and his siblings attended the Boothby School.
After leaving school Lyle became a drover and by 1911 was living and droving in Charleville QLD.
His brother Glen enlisted into the 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement on the 28th of July 1915 and allotted the service number 1669.
At the age of 23 Lyle enlisted into the AIF on the 5th of October 1915 in Charleville, Queensland and was allotted the service number 2253 and posted to No.8 Squadron.
The Remount Units were in charge of looking after the horse & mules, breaking them in, and then distributing them.
One of Lyle’s fellow soldiers was Andrew Barton PATTERSON, later to be become known as “Banjo”, the Australian Poet.
Lyle embarked from Sydney on board HMAT RMS Orontes on the 10th of November 1915, disembarking on the 9th of December at Pt Suez.
Eight day later his brother Glen embarked from Adelaide on board HMAT A2 Geelong on the 18th of November 1915. He was later transferred to the 13th Australian Field Artillery Brigade.
His brother Noel enlisted into the AIF on the 23rd of March 1916 and allotted the service number 16243. He was then transferred to the November 1916 Reinforcements and embarked from Adelaide on board HMAT A35 Berrima on the 16th of December 1916. He was then transferred to the 16th and then the 11th Australian Field Ambulance.
Lyle was promoted to Extra Regimental Sergeant and was attached to the Imperial Remount Unit Headquarters in Cairo for administrative purposes before being attached to the Northumberland Fusiliers for the purpose of donkey recruitment and was sent to Khartoum, Sedan to purchase them.
Lyle embarked for Australia on the 6th of October 1919 on board HMNZT Pakeha, disembarking in Melbourne on Friday the 24th of November.
He was then entrained to Adelaide and discharged from the AIF on the 26th of December 1919.
Lyle gained employment as the manager of Beltana Sheep Station, in the Flinders Ranges.
Lyle married Beatrice Winifred May BLACKWELL on the 15th of February 1928 in St Columba’s Church, Hawthorn, SA.
Beatrice was the daughter of Samuel Lang BLACKWELL & Emily WOOLLEY and was born on the 7th of May 1891 in Adelaide, SA.
When his mother died in 1932 they lived and worked on the old WAY farm, near Cowell.
Lyle retired and they sold the farm in 1950 and in September 1950 they purchased a home at 20 Wilton Terrace, Torrensville.
He was a member of the Cleve/Arno Bay RSL Sub-Branch.
Lyle died on the 28th of May 1955 and was buried in the North Road Cemetery; Path 23 South, Plot B293.
Lyle’s grave has never been marked and the site is still current.
Military Service
At the age of 23 Lyle enlisted into the AIF on the 5th of October 1915 in Charleville, Queensland and was allotted the service number 2253 and posted to No.8 Squadron.
He listed his father, of Boothby, SA, as his next of kin.
The Remount Units were in charge of looking after the horse & mules, breaking them in, and then distributing them.
One of Lyle’s fellow soldiers was Andrew Barton PATTERSON, later to be become known as “Banjo”, the Australian Poet.
Lyle embarked from Sydney on board HMAT RMS Orontes on the 10th of November 1915 and two days later they picked up the 1st Remount Unit at Pt Melbourne.
They resumed their voyage at 3pm and reached Fremantle on the 18th, continuing on to Egypt in the afternoon.
They arrived at Pt Suez on the 8th of December, having called at Aden for coal on the voyage.
They disembarked the following day and were entrained to Zeitoun, where they camped.
Christmas Day was spent here before they marched 16 miles out to Ma’adi on the 26th of December to establish a depot there.
By late December they had already taken on 198 horses, 356 draft horses and 716 mules and had started to issue them in accordance with their instructions.
On the 11th of January 1916 Lyle was admitted into No.2 Australian General Hospital in Ghezireh Palace with measles and Bronchial Pneumonia.
After his discharge from hospital on the 9th of February he was posted back to his unit before being attached to the Remount Depot Headquarters on the 13th of April 1916 in Cairo.
Lyle was promoted to Acting Sergeant on the 1st of September.
On the 22nd of June 1917 he was admitted into the 24th Stationary Hospital for 3 days, suffering from heat exhaustion.
He returned to his unit and on the 31st of January was granted some short leave to Cairo.
Lyle was promoted to Extra Regimental Sergeant on the 1st of February 1918 and then on the 13th of April he was attached to the Imperial Remount Unit Headquarters in Cairo for administrative purposes.
Five day later, on the 18th he was attached to the Northumberland Fusiliers for the purpose of donkey recruitment and was sent to Khartoum, Sedan to purchase them.
He was in Sudan for 4 months before returning to Cairo and attached to No.1 Remount Unit.
He was granted some leave to England in June 1919 and then again in August, but this time secured 2 months leave.
Lyle embarked for Australia on the 6th of October 1919 on board HMNZT Pakeha, disembarking in Melbourne on the 24th of November.
Lyle was discharged from the AIF on the 26th of December 1919.