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Henry TYLER

Regimental number2020
Place of birthLiverpool, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShip's steward
AddressPeople's Palace Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Height5'7.25"
Weight129 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Tyler, 8 Fairfield Road, Tranmere Birkenhead, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date13 June 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 9 August 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 11 April 1916
Date of death8 November 1920
Place of burialRandwick Cemetery (Portion Church of England, Plot F, Grave No. 57) Sydney
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
84
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Thomas TYLER. Native of Birkenhead, Liverpool, England. Death due to service. Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, NSW.
Discharge date29 October 1916
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Runic', 11 April 1916; disembarked 14 May 1916; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 29 October 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, TYLER Henry

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