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LYONS, Vincent Peter
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 247, 247A |
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Enlisted: | 3 April 1916, Geelong, Vic. |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
Occupation: | Cook |
Died: | 5 July 1955, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne |
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World War 1 Service
3 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 247, 15th Machine Gun Company, Geelong, Vic. | |
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4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 247, 15th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 247, 15th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
29 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Machine Gun Company, France | |
15 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 247, 2nd Machine Gun Company, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, Lagnicourt | |
20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 247, 2nd Machine Gun Company, Menin Road | |
4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 247, 2nd Machine Gun Company, Broodseinde Ridge | |
1 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , France. Also allotted new SN of 247A. | |
14 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 247A, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , German Spring Offensive 1918, Hazebrouck | |
9 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 247A, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , The Battle of Amiens | |
25 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 247A, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , "The Last Hundred Days", Gassed during the attack on Chuignes. Evacuated to UK. Never rejoined unit. | |
24 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 247A, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , RTA 22 December 1918 and discharged as MU. |
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