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• Name LYAS
• Initials JJ
• First name JOSEPH JAMES
• Place of birth London
• Country England
• Family Only son of James and Rose Lyas, of West Fernie, British Columbia; three sisters, Anne, Dorothy and Nora;
• Profession Labourer
• Extra info The family immigrated to Halifax, Canada in 1914;

Military service

• Place & date of enlistment 8 February 1916, City of brandon, British Columbia
• Service number 865520
• Rank Private
• Regiment and unit 8th Bn. Manitoba Regiment (Winnipeg Rifles)
• Division - Brigade 2nd Brigade
• Army - Corps - Division 1st Canadian Division
• National force C.E.F.

Death

• Type of wounds Died of shrapnel wound chest, penetrating abdomen at n°10 CCS
• Date of death 11 November 1917
• Died at the age of 18
• Grave reference Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XXII - EE - 25

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