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John Charles TYLER

Regimental number4537
Place of birthBroken Hill, New South Wales
SchoolState School
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressGawler, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Tyler, Commercial Road, Gawler South, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date7 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 25 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26 August 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death18.3
Age at death from cemetery records18
Place of burialSerre Road Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row F, Grave No. 20), Beaumont-Hamel, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
111
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George Henry and Mary TYLER, Cameron Street, Gawler, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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