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Lionel George Robert TYSON

Regimental number5758
Place of birthBundaberg, Queensland
SchoolKalbar State School, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSugar farmer
AddressBingera South, via Bundaberg, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Tyson, Bingera South via Bundaberg, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 4 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 16 August 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death35
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialMessines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 46), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
78
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Mary Ann TYSON, The Grange, Bingera, Queensland. Native of Bundaberg, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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