George Lyons

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LYONS, George

Service no: 2861 [1]

Place of birth: Wellington, 1890

Address: Euchareena

Occupation: Labourer

Next of kin: William Lyons (father), Euchareena, later Graceville, Lords Place, Orange, then Montefiore Street, Wellington

Date of enlistment: 29 June 1915

Place of enlistment: Liverpool

Age at enlistment: 24

Fate: Embarked HMAT A8 Argyllshire, Sydney, 30 September 1915. Admitted to 4th Auxiliary Hospital, Abbassia, with mumps, 10 November 1915. Discharged to duty 17 December 1915. Admitted to 15th General Hospital, Alexandria, with tonsillitis, 17 January 1916. Taken on strength, 3rd Battalion, Tel-el-Kebir, 27 January 1916. Transferred to 55th Battalion 13 February 1916. Admitted to 3rd Field Ambulance, Tel-el-Kebir, 23 February 1916. Discharged to unit 29 February 1916. Embarked HT Caledonian, Alexandria, to join British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916. Disembarked, Marseilles, 29 June 1916. Promoted to Lance Corporal 27 July 1916. Granted leave of absence 3 December 1916. Rejoined unit 20 December 1916. Proceeded to Lewis Gun school of instruction, 15 January 1917. Killed in action, France, 9 March 1917.

Date of death: 9 March 1917

Buried: Bancourt British Cemetery, France, Plot VII, Row G, Grave 15