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Gordon Gilmore Lyall

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Portrait of Rifleman Gordon Gilmore Lyall. Image courtesy of K. Lyall, SCRoll Project, South Canterbury Museum. Image is subject to copyright restrictions.

Portrait of Rifleman Gordon Gilmore Lyall. Image courtesy of K. Lyall, SCRoll Project, South Canterb …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Gordon Gilmore AWMM
  • Surname
    Lyall AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 15927 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 George Lyall (father), Saint Andrews, South Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Messines AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 15927 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 Farmer/Civilian 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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of George and Helen Lyall, of St. Andrew's, South Canterbury.

    Three sons served in World War 1: brothers Gordon Gilmore Lyall (15927) kia, William Carnegie Lyall (46235) kia and Angus Lyall (15560) who came home.

    New Zealand at the Front ( a magazine written and published and illustrated in France by men of the New Zealand Division) 1917 issue, page141. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    7 June 1917 AWMM
    Age 30 AWMM
    Belgium, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium AWMM
    • St Andrews War Memorial, corner of SH 1 and the Blue Cliffs Road, St Andrews, South Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
    • Family grave memorial, Otaio Cemetery, Otaio, Waimate District, New Zealand AWMM

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01 February 2023Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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