Bertie LYON

Regimental number13/591
AddressMamaku, Rotorua Line
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ada Burleigh, 23 Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on 16 October 1914
The Auckland Mounted Rifles, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 'Star of India' and HMNZT 12 'Waimana'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateDied of wounds 31 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialAri Burnu Cemetery (Row C, Grave No 19), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs A Burleigh, Milson's Point, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Main Body