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James TYLER

Regimental number4131
Place of birthBrisbane, Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Address29 Connor Street, Valley, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation32
Height5' 10"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Ethel May Tyler, 29 Connor Street, Valley, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 July 1917
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 11
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/16/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 1 August 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 10 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Mary TYLER
Discharge date24 March 1919
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Somali', 10 December 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 8 February 1919, for onward travel to Brisbane; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 24 March 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death1 July 1929
Age at death44
Place of burialToowong Cemetery, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, TYLER James

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