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Patrick Francis LYONS

Regimental number5611
Place of birthSouth Australia
SchoolState School, South Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarmer
AddressMurraytown, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Bridget Lyons, Murraytown, South Australia
Enlistment date8 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 28 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 2 March 1917
Place of death or woundingWarlencourt, Somme, France
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialWarlencourt British Cemetery (Special Memorial No. 3), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
110
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Michael and Bridget Lyons, Murray Town, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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