lyall, james
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Service Number 1704. Killed in Action 4th October 1917. Anzac Ridge, Passchendaele Ridge, Belgium.TRANSCRIPT
Gosford District Casualties of World War One
Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494
Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula
Gosford District Casualties of World War One
Lyall, James Service Number 1704
Killed in Action 4th October 1917 Anzac Ridge, Passchendaele Ridge, Belgium
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NAME Lyall, James
SERVICE NO 1704
UNIT 1st Light Horse/ 1
st Battalion
RANK L/Cpl
AGE at Enlistment 27 yrs 8 mths
PLACE OF BIRTH Parish of Uppington, Clarence Town, Durham.
ADDRESS
OCCUPATION Forrest Guard
DATE OF ENLISTMENT 1 Sept 1915
PLACE OF ENLIST-MENT
Inverell, NSW
PREVIOUS SERVICE
NEXT OF KIN Father;- Robert Lyall, Clarence Town/
PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION
Height-5’8”. Weight-?. Chest-32-34½”. Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Fair.
RELIGION Presbyterian
EMBARKED
DISEMBARKED
NOTES Widow- Evelyn Mary Ann Lyall c/- Mr H Ford “Alveno” Gosford (re-married- Davis) Broughton Ave., Croydon Park/
WOUNDED/ILLNESS 19 Oct 1916 – Sheffield-trans to Dartford Hosp 8 Nov 1916
6 Feb 1917- Calais- injury mid-ear (Otitis Media) 21 Apr to 25 May 1917-sick-Broncho/Catarrh./ 4 Oct 1917- shot in knee, killed by explosion while in pill box awaiting evacua-tion to medical treatment
DIED 4 Oct 1917 Passchendaele Ridge- (Anzac Ridge)
BURIED 10 Oct 1917- (Jabber Track) right of Remus Wood, Belgium
Re-buried Aeroplane Cemetery 1¾ miles N E Ypres. Plot 3 Row B Gve 30
MEDALS 1914-15 Star-26324, British War Medal-22835, Victory Medal-22666. Memo-rial Plaque & Scroll-336473
DEPENDANTS Son;- Lachlan Aubrey Lyall Wife;- Evelyn Mary Ann Lyall
PERSONAL EFFECTS Wallet, letters, photos, diary, religious medallion, 2 unit colours/
WILL Beneficiary;- Father Robert Lyall Esq.
CORRESPONDENCE Forestry Dept. NSW
Wife
Harris Wheeler Williams & McKenzie Solicitors, Hamilton/
REMARKS Brother Donald Lyall no 587 died 1915 Galliploi Brother Jack Lyall 3391 1
st MG Btn (ret Aust 12/5/18
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