Lyall, James

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, Edmund Allen Lyall, James

Service Service Number Number 1494 1704 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Killed in Action 4th October 1917 Gallipoli Anzac Ridge, Passchendaele Ridge,Peninsula Belgium

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

The information in this file has been extracted from official records held in the The Australian War Memorial and National Archives of Australia (ÂŠ Commonwealth of Australia [National Archives of Australia] 2013) Further information on this soldier may be found online at: Commonwealth War Graves The AIF project Content advisory: This file may potentially contain disturbing accounts of service-related injury and death, disease and family grief. Adult supervision is recommended for children using these resources. Individual files should be viewed within the context provided by wider research on service conditions in the 1 st AIF. This resource is presented by Gosford City Council for research purposes only. Please note that copyright for resources contained within remains with the original copyright owners.

NAME

Lyall, James

SERVICE NO

1704

UNIT

1st Light Horse/ 1st Battalion

RANK

L/Cpl

AGE at Enlistment

27 yrs 8 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH

Parish of Uppington, Clarence Town, Durham.

ADDRESS OCCUPATION

Forrest Guard

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

1 Sept 1915

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT

Inverell, NSW

PREVIOUS SERVICE NEXT OF KIN

Father;- Robert Lyall, Clarence Town/

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height-5’8”. Weight-?. Chest-32-34½”. Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Fair.

RELIGION

Presbyterian

EMBARKED DISEMBARKED NOTES

Widow- Evelyn Mary Ann Lyall c/- Mr H Ford “Alveno” Gosford (re-marriedDavis) Broughton Ave., Croydon Park/

WOUNDED/ILLNESS

19 Oct 1916 – Sheffield-trans to Dartford Hosp 8 Nov 1916 6 Feb 1917- Calais- injury mid-ear (Otitis Media) 21 Apr to 25 May 1917-sick-Broncho/Catarrh./ 4 Oct 1917- shot in knee, killed by explosion while in pill box awaiting evacuation to medical treatment

DIED

4 Oct 1917 Passchendaele Ridge- (Anzac Ridge)

BURIED

10 Oct 1917- (Jabber Track) right of Remus Wood, Belgium Re-buried Aeroplane Cemetery 1¾ miles N E Ypres. Plot 3 Row B Gve 30

MEDALS

1914-15 Star-26324, British War Medal-22835, Victory Medal-22666. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-336473

DEPENDANTS

Son;- Lachlan Aubrey Lyall Wife;- Evelyn Mary Ann Lyall

PERSONAL EFFECTS

Wallet, letters, photos, diary, religious medallion, 2 unit colours/

WILL

Beneficiary;- Father Robert Lyall Esq.

CORRESPONDENCE

Forestry Dept. NSW Wife Harris Wheeler Williams & McKenzie Solicitors, Hamilton/

REMARKS

Brother Donald Lyall no 587 died 1915 Galliploi Brother Jack Lyall 3391 1st MG Btn (ret Aust 12/5/18

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8205915

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