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LYON, Charles Hill

Service Number:	412
Enlisted:	10 September 1914
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	Imperial Camel Corps
Born:	Hawksburn, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Moora, Moora, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed In Action, Tel el Khuweilfe, Palestine, 7 November 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Beersheba War Cemetery
Memorials:	Berwick War Memorial, Bindi Bindi War Memorial, Geelong College WW1 Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

10 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 412, 8th Light Horse Regiment
25 Feb 1915:	Involvement Corporal, 412, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
25 Feb 1915:	Embarked Corporal, 412, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne
7 Aug 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 8th Light Horse Regiment
5 Sep 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 8th Light Horse Regiment
2 Feb 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Light Horse Regiment
10 Oct 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Imperial Camel Corps

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Biography contributed by VWM Australia

Enlisted and served under alias Charles Hugh LYON