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Lyell William STRATHEN

Regimental number4107
Place of birthSunny Corner, New South Wales
SchoolLuckhow Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMine onsetter
AddressOakey Road, Lithgow, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs E. Strathen, Oakey Road, Lithgow, New South Wales
Enlistment date3 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 30 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Pioneer Battalion
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Place of death or woundingBelgium
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialAeroplane Cemetery (Plot V, Row B, Grave No. 10), Ypres, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
172
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Springwood General Cemetery, New South Wales. Parents: Peter and Emily M. STRATHEN, Oakey Park, Lithgow, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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