Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
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Alexander Cobb Lyall
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment: Dundee
- Service no: 22143
- Rank: Sergeant
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Royal Field Artillery
- Unit/Ship: 282nd Brigade, 'B' Battery
- Place of Death: Belgium
- Age at Death: 22
- Date of Death: 03.06.1917
- Burial Country: Belgium
- Cemetery: Dranoutre Military Cemetery
- Grave/Mem Ref no: I.J.23.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address: 35 Watson Street, Dundee
- Occupation:
- Mother:
Mary Lyall, 50 Ferry Rd, Dundee
- Father:
James Lyall, 50 Ferry Rd, Dundee
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about Alexander Cobb Lyall
Alexander Cobb Lyall 22143 Royal Field Artillery
LYALL___Killed in action, on 3d June, Sergeant A. C. Lyall, No. 22143, R.F.A., second eldest son of Mr and Mrs James Lyall, 35 Watson Street, Dundee, aged 22 years. – Inserted by his loving sister and brother-in-law, also his brother Will and his lady friend.
Dundee People’s Journal 7th July 1917
Additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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