BORN NEWCASTLE, 1896. SON OF ROBERT LYALL & MARGARET DORA SUMMERS. WORKING AS AN IRON MONGER’S ERRAND BOY, IN STOCKTON, NEWCASTLE, (1911 CENSUS). HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED IN THE 2ND KING’S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 12/02/1917, AGED 20. COMMEMORATED ON THE THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, FRANCE. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS FATHER, ROBERT.
HIS NAMES IS RECORDED ON THE WALKER STREET WW1 MEMORIAL, HULL. ADDRESS NOT FOUND.
| Name | John Jackson Lyall |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Newcastle, 1896 |
| Death Date | 12 Feb 1917 |
| Death Place | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Lance Corporal |
| Regiment | King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
| Battalion | 2nd Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 42142 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 40507, Northumberland Fus |
First name:
JOHN JACKSON
Military Number:
42142
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Date Died
12/02/1917
Place died:
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
Age:
20
