Jack William Lyall

Forenames

Jack William AWMM

Surname

Lyall AWMM

Service number

21803 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Address before enlistment

WW2 15 Norwich St., Newton, Auckland AWMM

Next of kin

WW2 Mrs. L. Lyall, 15 Norwich St., Newton, Auckland (mother) AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 1940 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

Western Desert AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

21803 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 1940 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.113 Carrier/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.113

Embarkation details

WW2 Sapper 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.113 7th Field Company, N.Z. Engineers 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.113 Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Sapper AWMM
New Zealand Engineers, 7 Field Company AWMM

Jack Lyall was the son of John William and Lillian Lyall, of Newton, Auckland, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

27 Jun 1942 AWMM
Age  24 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM Joint grave XXX. A. 24. AWMM

Memorial name

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2117242
Sources Used

References

• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  p.113
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
• Cody, J.F. (1961). New Zealand Engineers, Middle East. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.