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Harry James TYRRELL

Regimental number631
Place of birthKent, England
SchoolBoarding School, England
Age on arrival in Australia17
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Harry Tyrell, Borstall House, Carlton Hill Morningside, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date3 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, E Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board Transport A5 S.S. Omrah on 24 September 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 May 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Age at death20
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialBeach Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 23), Anzac, Gallipoli
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
57
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Eliza Beatrice TYRRELL, Borstal House, Carlton Hill, Morningside, Brisbane, Queensland. Native of Teynham, Kent, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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