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Cecil George Lyall

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 23), Page: 11 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 23), Page: 11 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Cecil George AWMM
  • Surname
    Lyall AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 25/775 AWMM
    • WWII 1/18/230 AWMM
    • WWII 1/22/401 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1 August 1890 AWMM New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs G.C. Lyall (wife), Leamington Road, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
  • Campaign
    • France and Germany (TBC) AWMM
    • Somme AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWI 25/775 AWMM
    • WWII 1/18/230 AWMM
    • WWII 1/22/401 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    • WW1 13 October 1915 AWMM
      Age 25 AWMM
      Mill hand/Civilian AWMM
    • WW1 9 September 1940 AWMM
      Age 49 AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Wounded in action in the head - 15 November 1916; evacuated to hospital in Engand and later transferred NZ Convalescent Depot, Codford. AWMM
    • Other, WWI AWMM
      Nature of Injury: G.S.W. head Pension: 20/- Percent of disability: [Not stated] Source: New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100% AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • He also served in World War II, enlisted on 9 September 1940 and was posted to No 4. Guard, Guards Vital Points, Auckland, in the rank of Private, service number 1/18/230. he was discharged at his own request on 19 April 1941

    Awarded the War Medal and New Zealand War Service Medal.

    Present address (as listed in New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100%): C/o F.V. Hingston, Paihia, Russell AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
    6 April 1965 AWMM
    Age 74 AWMM
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  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Waikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      23: 11 AWMM
    • New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100%, compiled from returns supplied by the Commissioner of Pensions, in respect to: a) Permanent War Pensions, and from returns supplied by the Director-General of Medical Services, regarding: b) Discharged and undischarged hospital patients, assessed as suffering permanent disability, but not yet in receipt of a pension at date (28-4-20). New Zealand. Director-General of Medical Services. NZ Times Co. (Printer). AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM

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