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Roden Dalrymple TYERS

Date of birth17 April 1886
Place of birthCaulfield, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSoldier
Address20 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation30
Height5' 10.75"
Weight173 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Any Beatrice Tyers, 'Arawatta', 364 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Ivc
Previous military serviceServed in the Senior Cadets, and in Cape Mounted Rifles, South Africa; serving on A and I Staff at time of AIF enlistment.
Enlistment date23 February 1916
Place of enlistmentPaddington, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentLieutenant
Unit name38th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/55/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 20 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll38th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 15 December 1918
Discharge date8 August 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Llanstephan Castle', 15 December 1918; discharged (medically unfit), 8 August 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No NX34965.
Date of death20 December 1956
Age at death70
Place of burialRookwood Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B883, TYERS Roden Dalrymple

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