Private William Campbell Andrew Lyon
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Lyon,
William Campbell Andrew
Date of birth: 1897-06-10
Place of birth: Ottawa Ontario Canada
Next of kin: William Thomas Lyon, father. 14 Camden Street, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Teamster
Occupation (normalized): Animal-Drawn Vehicle Driver (Road)
Address:
14 Camden Street, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1918-08-30
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Valley Cemetery, A. 10.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 1024421
Highest Rank:
Private
(3rd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1918-04-09 to 1918-08-30
- Private (Army). 1917-04-30 to 1918-04-08
- Private (Army). 1916-10-21 to 1917-04-30
- Private (Army). 1916-02-28 to 1916-05-01
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Cherisy
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 535398
LAC ID:
540098
Service file: B5816-S037
Uploader's Notes:
Son of William Thomas Lyon and Anne Jane Lyon (nee Clarke); younger brother of James Robinson Lyon (Service No. 249426) and Thomas Milton Lyon (Service No. 799573)
Attested February 28, 1916 in the 216th Battalion (Service No. 273150), discharged May 1, 1916 as Not Likely to Become an Efficient Soldier. Reattested October 21, 1916 in the 234th Battalion (Service No. 1024421)
Uploader's Research notes: 234th Battalion Nominal Roll [Private Army Canadian Infantry 216th Battalion Service No. 273150 - Discharged as Not Likely to Become an Efficient Soldier Private Army Canadian Infantry 12th Reserve Battalion Service No. 1024421 Private Army Canadian Infantry 234th Battalion Service No. 1024421 Private Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-08-22