Place of birth | Chatswood, Sydney, New South Wales |
School | North Shore Church of England Grammar School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Land selector |
Address | Edmund Street, Chatswood, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annie E Tyson, Edmund Street, Chatswood, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served as 2nd Lieutenant with 19th Infantry Reserve Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bullecourt, France |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Vraucourt Copse Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. II), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 38 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Annie Edith TYSON |
Medals |
Military Cross 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He gallantly led half of his company forward at a critical stage in the attack, and thus enabled an enemy strong point which was holding up the advance to be captured.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 Date: |
Family/military connections | Brother: Private R.H. Tyson, No. 5409, wouned and missing, Bullecourt, May 1917. |
Other details | Medals: Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |