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LYONS, Samuel
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 6432, 6432A |
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Enlisted: | 21 October 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Waterloo, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
Home Town: | Waterloo, Pyrenees, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Blacksmith |
Died: | Natural causes, Waterloo, Victoria, Australia, 9 July 1969 |
Cemetery: |
Waterloo Cemetery Waterloo, Victoria, Australia |
Memorials: | Beaufort-Ripon Shire Honour Roll (WW1) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
21 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6432, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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23 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6432, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
23 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6432, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
14 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 66th Infantry Battalion | |
19 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion | |
23 Jul 1918: | Wounded Private, 6432A, 21st Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", Gas | |
18 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6432A, 21st Infantry Battalion |
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